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Lieferstatus:	i.d.R. innert 7-14 Tagen versandfertig
Veröffentlichung:	Oktober 2003
Genre:	Romane, Erzählungen, Gedichte
	Arabisch / Fiction - Historical / FICTION / Historical / FICTION / World Literature / Spain / General / Historischer Roman
ISBN:	9780815607656
EAN-Code:	9780815607656
Verlag:	Syracuse University Press
Einband:	Gebunden
Sprache:	English
Serie:	Middle East Literature in Tran
Dimensionen:	H 222 mm / B 145 mm / D 18 mm
Gewicht:	488 gr
Seiten:	248
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Inhalt:

Radwa Ashour skillfully weaves a history of Granadan rule and an Arabic world into a novel that evokes cultural loss and the disappearance of a vanquished population. The novel follows the family of Abu Jaafar the bookbinder-his wife, widowed daughter-in-law, her two children, and his two apprentices-as they witness Christopher Columbus and his entourage in a triumphant parade featuring exotic plants, animals, human captives from the New World. Embedded in the narrative is the preparation for the marriage of Saad, one of the apprentices, and Saleema, Abu Jaafar's granddaughter-which is elegantly revealed in a number of parallel scenes. As the new rulers of Granada confiscate books and officials burn the collected volumes, Abu Jaafur quietly moves his rich library out of town. Persecuted Muslims fight to form an independent government, but increasing economic and cultural pressures on the Arabs of Spain and Christian rulers culminate in forcing Christian conversions and Muslim uprisings. A tale that is both vigorous and heartbreaking, this novel will appeal to general readers of Spanish and Arabic literature as well as anyone interested in Christian-Muslim relations.