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Istanbul (Deluxe Edition)

Memories and the City

par Orhan Pamuk ...

Traduit par Maureen Freely ...

From the Nobel Prize-winning author of My Name Is Red and Snow, a large-format, deluxe, collectible edition of his beloved memoir about life in Istanbul, with more than 200 added illustrations and a new introduction.Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul and still lives in the family apartment building where his mother first held him in her arms. His portrait of his city is thus also a self-portrait, ... En savoir plus

$10.99 CAD

From the Nobel Prize-winning author of My Name Is Red and Snow, a large-format, deluxe, collectible edition of his beloved memoir about life in Istanbul, with more than 200 added illustrations and a new introduction.Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul and still lives in the family apartment building where his mother first held him in her arms. His portrait of his city is thus also a self-portrait,
... En savoir plus
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights

Volume 2

Collections Livre 2 - The Arabian Nights
Every night for three years the vengeful King Shahriyar sleeps with a different virgin, executing her next morning. To end this brutal pattern and to save her own life, the vizier's daughter, Shahrazad, begins to tell the king tales of adventure, love, riches and wonder - tales of mystical lands peopled with princes and hunchbacks, the Angel of Death and magical spirits, tales of the voyages of ... En savoir plus

$17.99 CAD

Every night for three years the vengeful King Shahriyar sleeps with a different virgin, executing her next morning. To end this brutal pattern and to save her own life, the vizier's daughter, Shahrazad, begins to tell the king tales of adventure, love, riches and wonder - tales of mystical lands peopled with princes and hunchbacks, the Angel of Death and magical spirits, tales of the voyages of
... En savoir plus
The Complete Works of Kahlil Gibran

All poems and short stories

par Kahlil Gibran ...

Collections series Global Classics
Kahlil Gibran is one of the most popular poets of all time. His words have the power to move emotions, inspire creativity, and transform lives. He produced some of the world’s most remarkable poems and philosophical essays throughout his almost thirty-year career. This enriching collection of his works includes more than 150 of his stories, prose poems, verse, parables, and autobiographical essays ... En savoir plus

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Kahlil Gibran is one of the most popular poets of all time. His words have the power to move emotions, inspire creativity, and transform lives. He produced some of the world’s most remarkable poems and philosophical essays throughout his almost thirty-year career. This enriching collection of his works includes more than 150 of his stories, prose poems, verse, parables, and autobiographical essays
... En savoir plus
3rd Grade History: The Egyptian Civilization

Egyptian Books for Kids

par Baby Professor ...

Collections series Children's Ancient History Books
Learn about the Egyptian civilization like you're actually there! That's the magic of carefully selected images that appropriately depict life way back then. Pictures tell a thousand stories therefore making learning a fun and visual experience. This book is the perfect companion of those text-heavy books used at school. Grab a copy of this interactive book today! ... En savoir plus

$5.66 CAD

Learn about the Egyptian civilization like you're actually there! That's the magic of carefully selected images that appropriately depict life way back then. Pictures tell a thousand stories therefore making learning a fun and visual experience. This book is the perfect companion of those text-heavy books used at school. Grab a copy of this interactive book today!
... En savoir plus
Gilgamesh

A New Translation of the Ancient Epic

par Sophus Helle ...

A poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic graceGilgamesh is a Babylonian epic from three thousand years ago, which tells of King Gilgamesh’s deep love for the wild man Enkidu and his pursuit of immortality when Enkidu dies. It is a story about love between men, loss and grief, the confrontation with ... En savoir plus

$22.49 CAD

A poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic graceGilgamesh is a Babylonian epic from three thousand years ago, which tells of King Gilgamesh’s deep love for the wild man Enkidu and his pursuit of immortality when Enkidu dies. It is a story about love between men, loss and grief, the confrontation with
... En savoir plus
Ancient Egypt: Pyramids and Pharaohs

Egyptian Books for Kids

par Baby Professor ...

Collections series Children's Ancient History Books
Bring ancient Egypt back to life with this fun educational book! What makes this book unique is that it tackles the subject of pharaohs and pyramids in a highly interactive way. There are only a handful of texts included so there’s more space for pictures, and the imagination. Go ahead and secure a copy of this learning resource today! ... En savoir plus

$5.66 CAD

Bring ancient Egypt back to life with this fun educational book! What makes this book unique is that it tackles the subject of pharaohs and pyramids in a highly interactive way. There are only a handful of texts included so there’s more space for pictures, and the imagination. Go ahead and secure a copy of this learning resource today!
... En savoir plus
Mezzaterra

Fragments from the Common Ground

par Ahdaf Soueif ...

From the bestselling author of the Booker Prize finalist The Map of Love–an incisive collection of essays on Arab identity, art, and politics that seeks to locate the mezzaterra, or common ground, in an increasingly globalized world.The twenty-five years’ worth of criticism and commentary collected here have earned Ahdaf Soueif a place among our most prominent Arab intellectuals. Clear-eyed and ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD

From the bestselling author of the Booker Prize finalist The Map of Love–an incisive collection of essays on Arab identity, art, and politics that seeks to locate the mezzaterra, or common ground, in an increasingly globalized world.The twenty-five years’ worth of criticism and commentary collected here have earned Ahdaf Soueif a place among our most prominent Arab intellectuals. Clear-eyed and
... En savoir plus
Sadi's Scroll of Wisdom

par Sadi, Arthur N. Wollaston ...

Sadi's Scroll of Wisdomby Sadi And Tr. by Arthur N. WollastonThe Persian poet Sadi, best known for his poetic collections the Bustan and Gulistan, also wrote this work, the Pand Namah, or Scroll of Wisdom. This is a small collection of poems on moral themes. Translated by Arthur N. Wollaston, this entry in the Wisdom of the East series is one of the best.SHAIKH MUSLIH-UD-DIN SADI, the celebrated ... En savoir plus

$3.36 CAD

Sadi's Scroll of Wisdomby Sadi And Tr. by Arthur N. WollastonThe Persian poet Sadi, best known for his poetic collections the Bustan and Gulistan, also wrote this work, the Pand Namah, or Scroll of Wisdom. This is a small collection of poems on moral themes. Translated by Arthur N. Wollaston, this entry in the Wisdom of the East series is one of the best.SHAIKH MUSLIH-UD-DIN SADI, the celebrated
... En savoir plus
Abundance from the Desert

Classical Arabic Poetry

par Raymond Farrin ...

Collections series Middle East Literature In Translation
Abundance from the Desert provides a comprehensive introduction to classical Arabic poetry, one of the richest of poetic traditions. Covering the period roughly of 500-1250 c.e., it features original translations and illuminating discussions of a number of major classical Arabic poems from a variety of genres. The poems are presented chronologically, each situated within a specific historical and ... En savoir plus

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Abundance from the Desert provides a comprehensive introduction to classical Arabic poetry, one of the richest of poetic traditions. Covering the period roughly of 500-1250 c.e., it features original translations and illuminating discussions of a number of major classical Arabic poems from a variety of genres. The poems are presented chronologically, each situated within a specific historical and
... En savoir plus
Revolt Against the Sun

The Selected Poetry of Nazik al-Mala’ika: A Bilingual Reader

par Nazik al-Malaʾika ...

The Iraqi poet Nazik al-Malaika was one of the most important Arab poets of the twentieth century. Over the course of a four-decade career, her contributions to both the theory and the practice of free verse (or tafʿilah) poetry confirmed her position as a pioneer of Arab modernism.Revolt Against the Sun presents a selection of Nazik al-Malaika’s poetry in English for the first time. Bringing ... En savoir plus

$11.69 CAD

The Iraqi poet Nazik al-Malaika was one of the most important Arab poets of the twentieth century. Over the course of a four-decade career, her contributions to both the theory and the practice of free verse (or tafʿilah) poetry confirmed her position as a pioneer of Arab modernism.Revolt Against the Sun presents a selection of Nazik al-Malaika’s poetry in English for the first time. Bringing
... En savoir plus
Islamic Culture Through Jewish Eyes

Al-Andalus from the Tenth to Twelfth Century

par Esperanza Alfonso ...

Collections series Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures
Islamic Culture Through Jewish Eyes analyzes the attitude towards Muslims, Islam, and Islamic culture as presented in sources written by Jewish authors in the Iberian Peninsula between the tenth and the twelfth centuries. By bringing the Jewish attitude towards the "other" into sharper focus, this book sets out to explore a largely overlooked and neglected question – the shifting ways in which ... En savoir plus

$85.00 CAD

Islamic Culture Through Jewish Eyes analyzes the attitude towards Muslims, Islam, and Islamic culture as presented in sources written by Jewish authors in the Iberian Peninsula between the tenth and the twelfth centuries. By bringing the Jewish attitude towards the "other" into sharper focus, this book sets out to explore a largely overlooked and neglected question – the shifting ways in which
... En savoir plus
Memed le Mince de Yachar Kemal

Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis

par Encyclopaedia Universalis ...

Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d’UniversalisNé en 1922, au moment où la Turquie est sur le point d’achever sa guerre d’indépendance, Yachar Kemal a vécu de près, dans la région des monts Taurus, au sud-est du pays, les situations qu’il décrit.Une fiche de lecture spécialement conçue pour le numérique, pour tout savoir sur Memed le Mince de Yachar KemalChaque fiche de lecture ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d’UniversalisNé en 1922, au moment où la Turquie est sur le point d’achever sa guerre d’indépendance, Yachar Kemal a vécu de près, dans la région des monts Taurus, au sud-est du pays, les situations qu’il décrit.Une fiche de lecture spécialement conçue pour le numérique, pour tout savoir sur Memed le Mince de Yachar KemalChaque fiche de lecture
... En savoir plus
Contemporary Arab Women Writers

Cultural Expression in Context

par Anastasia Valassopoulos ...

Collections series Routledge Research in Postcolonial Literatures
This book engages with contemporary Arab women writers from Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon and Algeria. In spite of Edward Said’s groundbreaking reappraisal of the uneven relationship between the West and the Arab world in Orientalism, there has been little postcolonial criticism of Arab writing. Anastasia Valassopoulos raises the profile of Arab women writers by examining how they negotiate contexts ... En savoir plus

$94.85 CAD

This book engages with contemporary Arab women writers from Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon and Algeria. In spite of Edward Said’s groundbreaking reappraisal of the uneven relationship between the West and the Arab world in Orientalism, there has been little postcolonial criticism of Arab writing. Anastasia Valassopoulos raises the profile of Arab women writers by examining how they negotiate contexts
... En savoir plus
Giving Voice to Stones

Place and Identity in Palestinian Literature

par Barbara McKean Parmenter ...

"A struggle between two memories" is how Palestinian poet Mahmud Darwish describes the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. Within this struggle, the meanings of land and home have been challenged and questioned, so that even heaps of stones become points of contention. Are they proof of ancient Hebrew settlement, or rubble from a bulldozed Palestinian village? The memory of these stones, ... En savoir plus

$17.99 CAD

"A struggle between two memories" is how Palestinian poet Mahmud Darwish describes the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. Within this struggle, the meanings of land and home have been challenged and questioned, so that even heaps of stones become points of contention. Are they proof of ancient Hebrew settlement, or rubble from a bulldozed Palestinian village? The memory of these stones,
... En savoir plus
Hittites, Kassites and Mitanni | Children's Middle Eastern History Books

par Baby Professor ...

In this Middle Eastern History Book, we're going to take a look at the three power Empires that ruled centuries ago. Learning about them would help establish a model for living. Lessons will be picked from the pages of this book along with facts and other valuable information. Soon, you'll be having historical discussions fueled by this child-friendly educational resource. Grab a copy today! ... En savoir plus

$4.49 CAD

In this Middle Eastern History Book, we're going to take a look at the three power Empires that ruled centuries ago. Learning about them would help establish a model for living. Lessons will be picked from the pages of this book along with facts and other valuable information. Soon, you'll be having historical discussions fueled by this child-friendly educational resource. Grab a copy today!
... En savoir plus
Arabs and the Art of Storytelling

A Strange Familiarity

Traduit par Mbarek Sryfi, Eric Sellin ...

par Abdelfattah Kilito ...

Collections series Middle East Literature In Translation
In Arabs and the Art of Storytelling, the eminent Moroccan literary historian and critic Kilito revisits and reassesses, in a modern critical light, many traditional narratives of the Arab world. He brings to such celebrated texts as A Thousand and One Nights, Kalila and Dimna, and Kitab al-Bukhala’ refreshing and iconoclastic insight, giving new life to classic stories that are often treated as ... En savoir plus

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In Arabs and the Art of Storytelling, the eminent Moroccan literary historian and critic Kilito revisits and reassesses, in a modern critical light, many traditional narratives of the Arab world. He brings to such celebrated texts as A Thousand and One Nights, Kalila and Dimna, and Kitab al-Bukhala’ refreshing and iconoclastic insight, giving new life to classic stories that are often treated as
... En savoir plus
Contemporary Art, World Cinema, and Visual Culture

Essays by Hamid Dabashi

Modifié par Hamid Keshmirshekan ...

"Contemporary Art, World Cinema, and Visual Culture: Essays by Hamid Dabashi" is a collection of writings by the acclaimed cultural critic and scholar. A thorough Introduction rigorously frames chapters and identifies in Dabashi’s writings a comprehensive approach, which forms the criteria for selecting the essays for the volume. The Introduction also teases out of these essays the overarching ... En savoir plus

$35.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

"Contemporary Art, World Cinema, and Visual Culture: Essays by Hamid Dabashi" is a collection of writings by the acclaimed cultural critic and scholar. A thorough Introduction rigorously frames chapters and identifies in Dabashi’s writings a comprehensive approach, which forms the criteria for selecting the essays for the volume. The Introduction also teases out of these essays the overarching
... En savoir plus
Orientalism Versus Occidentalism

Literary and Cultural Imaging Between France and Iran Since the Islamic Revolution

par Laetitia Nanquette ...

At a time when Iran is represented in the French media as a rogue state obsessed with its nuclear programme, and when France is portrayed in the Iranian media as a decadent and imperialist country, this book highlights the role of cultural representations and perceptions. Here, Laetitia Nanquette examines the functions, processes and mechanisms of stereotyping and imagining the 'other' that have ... En savoir plus

$42.74 CAD

At a time when Iran is represented in the French media as a rogue state obsessed with its nuclear programme, and when France is portrayed in the Iranian media as a decadent and imperialist country, this book highlights the role of cultural representations and perceptions. Here, Laetitia Nanquette examines the functions, processes and mechanisms of stereotyping and imagining the 'other' that have
... En savoir plus
Constructing Identity in Iranian-American Self-Narrative

par M. Blaim ...

Collections series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Shaped by the experiences of the Iranian Revolution, Iranian-American autobiographers use this chaotic past to tell their current stories in the United States. Wagenknecht analyzes a wide range of such writing and draws new conclusions about migration, exile, and life between different and often clashing cultures. ... En savoir plus

$58.04 CAD

Shaped by the experiences of the Iranian Revolution, Iranian-American autobiographers use this chaotic past to tell their current stories in the United States. Wagenknecht analyzes a wide range of such writing and draws new conclusions about migration, exile, and life between different and often clashing cultures.
... En savoir plus
Between Two Worlds: Elif Shafak And The Art Of Cultural Translation

World Literature

par Buraq ...

Collections series World Literature
"Stories can build bridges." – Elif ShafakElif Shafak's novels cross borders—geographical, historical, and emotional—bringing readers into conversation with cultures both familiar and foreign. But who is the woman behind the stories?In Between Two Worlds, Buraq—the biographer of Kafka and Hermann Hesse—traces Shafak's journey from a childhood between continents to her rise as an internationally ... En savoir plus

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"Stories can build bridges." – Elif ShafakElif Shafak's novels cross borders—geographical, historical, and emotional—bringing readers into conversation with cultures both familiar and foreign. But who is the woman behind the stories?In Between Two Worlds, Buraq—the biographer of Kafka and Hermann Hesse—traces Shafak's journey from a childhood between continents to her rise as an internationally
... En savoir plus
Who Is a Muslim?

Orientalism and Literary Populisms

par Maryam Wasif Khan ...

Who Is a Muslim? argues that modern Urdu literature, from its inception in colonial institutions such as Fort William College, Calcutta, to its dominant iterations in contemporary Pakistan—popular novels, short stories, television serials—is formed around a question that is and historically has been at the core of early modern and modern Western literatures. The question “Who is a Muslim?,” a ... En savoir plus

$43.19 CAD

Who Is a Muslim? argues that modern Urdu literature, from its inception in colonial institutions such as Fort William College, Calcutta, to its dominant iterations in contemporary Pakistan—popular novels, short stories, television serials—is formed around a question that is and historically has been at the core of early modern and modern Western literatures. The question “Who is a Muslim?,” a
... En savoir plus
الجسد في رواية الحرب السورية

par حسّان عبّاس ...

Collections series Ifpoche
عرف المشهد الثقافي السوري في سنوات الحرب طفرة إبداعٍ شملت جميع مجالات الإنتاج الفني والأدبي. وقد نالت الرواية نصيبا وافراً من ذاك الإبداع تمثّل في عدد الروايات المنشورة الذي فاق المائة وخمسين رواية بين عامي 2011 و 2018، ثلثها تقريبا جعل من وقائع سنوات الحرب إطاراً له.في هذا الكتاب يتوقف الباحث عند موضوعة الجسد ليدرس حضوره في الأعمال الروائية التي كتبت عن الحرب. فيحدد بدايةً عدداً من الخصائص ... En savoir plus

$6.99 CAD

عرف المشهد الثقافي السوري في سنوات الحرب طفرة إبداعٍ شملت جميع مجالات الإنتاج الفني والأدبي. وقد نالت الرواية نصيبا وافراً من ذاك الإبداع تمثّل في عدد الروايات المنشورة الذي فاق المائة وخمسين رواية بين عامي 2011 و 2018، ثلثها تقريبا جعل من وقائع سنوات الحرب إطاراً له.في هذا الكتاب يتوقف الباحث عند موضوعة الجسد ليدرس حضوره في الأعمال الروائية التي كتبت عن الحرب. فيحدد بدايةً عدداً من الخصائص
... En savoir plus
At Freedom's Limit

Islam and the Postcolonial Predicament

par Sadia Abbas ...

The subject of this book is a new “Islam.” This Islam began to take shape in 1988 around the Rushdie affair, the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and the first Gulf War of 1991. It was consolidated in the period following September 11, 2001. It is a name, a discursive site, a signifier at once flexible and constrained—indeed, itis a geopolitical agon, in and around which some of the most ... En savoir plus

$29.51 CAD

The subject of this book is a new “Islam.” This Islam began to take shape in 1988 around the Rushdie affair, the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and the first Gulf War of 1991. It was consolidated in the period following September 11, 2001. It is a name, a discursive site, a signifier at once flexible and constrained—indeed, itis a geopolitical agon, in and around which some of the most
... En savoir plus
Women Claim Islam

Creating Islamic Feminism Through Literature

par Miriam Cooke ...

This provocative collection addresses the ways in which Arab women writers are using Islam to empower themselves, and theorizes the conditions that have made the appearance of these new voices possible. ... En savoir plus

$75.14 CAD

This provocative collection addresses the ways in which Arab women writers are using Islam to empower themselves, and theorizes the conditions that have made the appearance of these new voices possible.
... En savoir plus

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