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Blindness and Autobiography: Al-Ayyam of Taha Husayn
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Blindness and Autobiography: Al-Ayyam of Taha Husayn
Contributors:
By (Author) Fedwa Malti-Douglas
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
892.7092
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
216
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
28g
Description
The three-volume life-story of the Egyptian intellectual Tahah Husayn (1889-1973) is a landmark in modern autobiography, in Arabic letters, and in the literature of blindness. This justly celebrated text, however, has never been subjected to the sustained literary analysis here presented by Fedwa Malti-Douglas. Born into a modest family and blinded
