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Informationen zum Autor Ravil Bukharaev is a well-known writer, poet, radio journalist and scholar of religious, cultural and political history of his native Tatarstan. He was born in Kazan in 1951. He is the author of more than thirty books, among which are The Model of Tatarstan Under President Mintimer Shaimiev (London/New York, 1999), Islam in Russia: the Four Seasons (London/New York, 2000). In 2005, he was awarded the M. Lomonosov Gold Medal for his contribution to Russian Arts, Science and Education and, in 2006, the State Prize of Tatarstan for his latest books of poetry. He has lived in London, UK, since 1992. Klappentext The Story of Joseph , the only surviving work by the founder of Bulgar-Tatar literature Kul Gali, is rendered into English for the first time in its entirety by Fred Beake and Ravil Bukharaev. Supporting the annotated translation are forty specially commissioned illustrations by one of Russia's leading contemporary artists Azat Minnekaev. Inhaltsverzeichnis Map: Volga-Bulgaria! AD1200; Three Introductory Essays by Ravil Bukharaev: 1. Volga Bulgaria and the Kazan Tatars; 2. Kol Gali and His Poem; 3. Religion in The Story of Joseph; Traditional Score for the Declamation of Kyssa-i-Yusuf; On Translating The Story of Joseph - Fred Beake; Kul Gali and His Poem "Kyssa-i-Yusuf" - Professor Nurmuhammat Hisanov; The Story of Joseph; Introduction; 1 Joseph's Dream; 2 Concerning Joseph's Well; 3 Joseph's Brothers Return from Abandoning Joseph; 4 The Dream of Malik Son of Daghir; 5 Story of Zuleikha; 6 The Wet Nurse Enquires about Zuleikha's Condition; 7 On Women Slandering Zuleikha; 8 About an Arab from Canaan; 9 Joseph Is Freed from His Gaol; 10 The Story of Joseph's First Minister; 11 Joseph's Marriage; 12 Sojourn of the Sons of Jacob in Egypt; 13 Joseph Builds a Palace; 14 Joseph Sends His Robe to Jacob; 15 How King Reyyan Invited Prophet Jacob to His Palace; 16 Jacob Leaves Egypt; 17 Joseph Leaves Egypt; 18 Demise of Joseph! Peace Be Upon Him; Epilogue; Facsimile of the original Handwritten Text ...
