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Modern Arabic Literature

By: Paul Starkey

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Modern Arabic Literature

By: Paul Starkey

An introduction to Modern Arabic Literature, from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present

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Edinburgh University Press

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0748696539

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9780748696536

Sonallah Ibrahim

Rebel with a Pen

By: Starkey Paul Starkey

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Sonallah Ibrahim

Rebel with a Pen

By: Starkey Paul Starkey

This volume is designed as an introduction to the contemporary Egyptian author Sonallah Ibrahim, one of the most important Arabic novelists of the modern era, with an unrivalled reputation for independence and integrity among contemporary Egyptian writers. The first study in any language devoted exclusively to Sonallah Ibrahim, the volume discusses each of the author's novels individually, beginning with the seminal Tilka al-ra'iha [That Smell] (1966) and ending with al-Jalid [Ice] (2011). Each work is discussed individually in its literary, social, historical and political context. The volume traces the evolution of Sonallah Ibrahim's work in terms both of their themes and of their literary technique, and concludes with an attempt at an overall evaluation of the author's contribution to the contemporary Egyptian novel. Paul Starkey's account shows how innovative and stylistically rich the Arabic novel has become over a period of some fifty years, beyond the better-known work of writers such as Naguib Mahfouz and Yusuf Idris. As such, the volume will serve as an introduction not only to the individual author but also to the development of Egyptian (and, more generally, Arabic) literature over the last half century.

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248

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Edinburgh University Press

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1474405797

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9781474405799

The Scottish Enlightenment Abroad

The Russells of Braidshaw in Aleppo and on the Coast of Coromandel

By: Janet Starkey

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The Scottish Enlightenment Abroad

The Russells of Braidshaw in Aleppo and on the Coast of Coromandel

By: Janet Starkey

In The Scottish Enlightenment Abroad, Janet Starkey examines the lives and works of Scots working in the mid eighteenth century with the Levant Company in Aleppo, then within the Ottoman Empire; and those working with the East India Company in India, especially in the fields of natural history, medicine, ethnography and the collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts. The focus is on brothers from Edinburgh: Alexander Russell MD FRS, Patrick Russell MD FRS, Claud Russell and William Russell FRS. By examining a wide range of modern interpretations, Starkey argues that the Scottish Enlightenment was not just a philosophical discourse but a multi-faceted cultural revolution that owed its vibrancy to ties of kinship, and to strong commercial and intellectual links with Europe and further abroad.

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483

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BRILL

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9004362134

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9789004362130

The Lazarus Conundrum

By: Paul Starkey

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The Lazarus Conundrum

By: Paul Starkey

In a world where the dead routinely return to life, the most shocking mystery is when someone doesn’t. Detective Inspector Helen Ogilvy is called to the scene of a murder. A young woman named Trinity Brown has been shot in the chest, and she’s stayed dead. The potential end to the zombie affliction should be a huge positive, but for a future UK teetering on the brink of becoming a police state, a country where healthcare has never been so well funded because lower mortality rates equal fewer zombies, the truth behind Trinity Brown’s non-resurrection has the potential to cause chaos, which is why a shadowy Government figure has persuaded Helen’s boss to keep a lid on what’s happened, at least for the moment. Now Helen has two days to solve two mysteries. Who killed Trinity Brown, and why did she stay dead?

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Abaddon Books

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1849979782

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9781849979788

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Modern Arabic Literature

Modern Arabic Literature

Sonallah Ibrahim

Sonallah Ibrahim

The Scottish Enlightenment Abroad

The Scottish Enlightenment Abroad

The Lazarus Conundrum

The Lazarus Conundrum

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