Blindness and autobiography: al-ayyam of taha husayn
Auteur :
Malti-Douglas, Fedwa
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691609324
Date de publication :
14 juil. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
28 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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