Outside the Prison Walls - Abdalrahman Munif on Politics and Literature

A propos de l'auteur

Abdelrahman Munif (1933-2004) studied law at Baghdad University and later in Cairo and Belgrade, where he received his PhD in Economics of Oil, and later lived in Baghdad, Paris and Damascus. He is best known for his novels, especially the Cities of Salt quintet, which was banned in Saudi Arabia due to its uncompromising critique of the royal family. In his later life, he opposed the American invasion of Iraq and spent the last years of his life working on non-fiction projects attacking US imperialism.
Sinan Antoon is an Iraqi poet, novelist, scholar and literary translator.
Maher Jarrar is Professor for Arabic and Islamic Studies at the American University of Beirut. He has published numerous books and articles in the field of Islamic studies, Arabic literature and literary criticism.
Maher Jarrar is Professor for Arabic and Islamic Studies at the American University of Beirut. He has published numerous books and articles in the field of Islamic studies, Arabic literature and literary criticism.
Mariam Younes is a German-Lebanese translator and communication officer.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Abdelrahman Munif
• Collaboration: Maher Jarrar (Editeur), Antoon Sinan (Préface), Maher Jarrar (Introduction), Mariam Younes (Traduction)
• Edition: Wiley
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 15.08.2026
• EAN: 9780745351872
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-5187-2
• Catégories: Biography: literary, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Middle Eastern, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Iraq, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Biography: writers, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Literary studies: postcolonial literature, Relating to Arab people, Neo-colonialism / Neo-imperialism, Literature of the Middle East