Impostures
Fifty rogue's tales translated fifty waysAn itinerant con man. A gullible eyewitness narrator. Voices spanning continents and centuries. These elements come together in Impostures, a groundbreaking new translation of a celebrated work of Arabic literature.Impostures follows the roguish Abu Zayd al-Saruji in his adventures around the medieval Middle East-we encounter him impersonating a preacher, pretending to be blind, and lying to a judge. In every escapade he shows himself to be a brilliant and persuasive wordsmith, composing poetry, palindromes, and riddles on the spot. Award-winning translator Michael Cooperson transforms Arabic wordplay…
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Weitere Autoren: Cooperson, Michael (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4798-0086-5
- EAN: 9781479800865
- Produktnummer: 33581028
- Verlag: University Press of Mississippi
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Plattform: EPUB
- Abbildungen: 1 map
- Reihenbandnummer: 65
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