The Heart of Lebanon
Syracuse University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8156-1129-5 (ISBN)
Through his travelogue The Heart of Lebanon, Rihani brings his readers along by foot and by mule to explore rural villages like his childhood home of Freike, the flora and fauna of massive cedar forests, and archaeological sites that reveal the history of Lebanon. Meeting goatherds, healers, monks, and more along the way, Rihani offers more than vivid descriptions of the country's sweeping scenery. His candid and often humorous narration captures what he sees as the soul of Lebanon and its people. Allen's fluid translation transports English-language readers to an early twentieth-century rural Lebanon of the writer's time in a way that only Rihani's firsthand account can accomplish.
Ameen Rihani (1876-1940) was a writer, political activist, intellectual, and poet who wrote in both English and Arabic. Born in Lebanon, he immigrated to New York as a child, where, along with Kahlil Gibran, he became part of the literary and artistic community. He is the author of numerous works, including The Book of Khalid. Ameen Albert Rihani, professor of Arab American literature at Notre Dame University in Lebanon, has edited and published numerous works devoted to the mahjar (émigré) community in the United States. He currently serves as chairman of the board of the Ameen Rihani Organization. Roger Allen is the Sascha Jane Patterson Harvie Professor Emeritus of Social Thought and Comparative Ethics, School of Arts and Sciences, and professor emeritus of Arabic and comparative literature at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author and translator of numerous books, including A Sleepless Eye: Aphorisms from the Sahara by Ibrahim al-Koni.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.09.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Middle East Literature In Translation |
| Übersetzer | Roger Allen |
| Zusatzinfo | 14 black & white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 333 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Reiseführer ► Naher Osten ► Libanon | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8156-1129-3 / 0815611293 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8156-1129-5 / 9780815611295 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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