You as of Today My Homeland: Stories of War, Self, and Love [Hardcover]

This volume comprises a translation of the first post-modernist historical Arabic novella,You as of Today,by the renowned Jordanian writer Tayseer al-Sboul, and his two short stories “Red Indian” and “The Rooster’s Cry.” “Red Indian” and “The Rooster’s Cry” complementYou as of Todayby providing, with striking transparency and precision, narratives that examine man’s journey to self-discovery through events that are culturally unique, transparent, and at times shocking. This volume is rich with tales of war, love, politics, censorship, and the search for self in a complex and conflicting Arab world at a critical time in its history. In a captivating style consistent with the nature of events narrated in the text, al-Sboul unveils the inner nature of social, political, and religious patterns of life in Arab society with an honesty and skill that rendersYou as of Today My Homelanda testimony of human experiences that transcend the boundaries of time and place.
 

This volume comprises a translation of the first post-modernist historical Arabic short novel,You as of Today, by the renowned Jordanian writer Tayseer al-Sboul, and his two short stories “Red Indian” and “The Rooster’s Cry.”You as of Todaywas awarded the Al-Nahar Award for best Arabic novel in 1968,and “The Rooster’s Cry” and “Red Indian” complement the novel by providing narratives that examine man’s journey to self-discovery through events that are culturally unique, transparent, and at times shocking.

Tayseer Al-Sboul(1939–1973) is one of Jordan’s most celebrated writers and poets. His masterpieceYou as of Todaywon the Al-Nahar Award for best Arabic novel in 1968 and continues to stand as one of the most accurate and powerful historical novels of its time.
 
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