The Wiles of Men and Other Stories

The Wiles of Men and Other Stories
Title The Wiles of Men and Other Stories PDF eBook
Author Salwá Bakr
Publisher University of Texas Press
Pages 204
Release 1993-01-01
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9780292708006

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"Here, finally, is some writing with a genuine purchase on things of worth. The collection of pithy short stories, filled with a sad wonder, tells of contemporary Egyptians . . . timorously rebelling against the conformism of life along the Nile." —Observer ". . . Bakr emerges as a fine observer of her country's times, with a vision which remains, for all its engagement, quirky and distinctively personal." — Times Literary Supplement Set among the poor of contemporary Cairo, these thirteen stories and one short novella tell of women struggling to provide themselves with the basic necessities of life. They explore the limits of self-awareness, the pressures to conform, and some of the strange paths to escape that women resort to in a conservative society shot through with social and sexual prejudice and preconceptions.

the wiles of men and other stories

the wiles of men and other stories
Title the wiles of men and other stories PDF eBook
Author salwa bakr
Publisher American University in Cairo Press
Pages 178
Release 1997
Genre Arabic fiction
ISBN 9789774243998

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"Here, finally, is some writing with a genuine purchase on things of worth. The collection of pithy short stories, filled with a sad wonder, tells of contemporary Egyptians ... timorously rebelling against the conformism of life along the Nile."--(london) observer ". . . Bakr emerges as a fine observer of her country's times, with a vision which remains, for all its engagement, quirky and distinctively personal." --(london) times literary supplement Set among the poor of contemporary Cairo, these thirteen stories and one short novella tell of women struggling to provide themselves with the basic necessities of life. They explore the limits of self-awareness, the pressures to conform, and some of the strange paths to escape that women resort to in a conservative society shot through with social and sexual prejudice and preconceptions. Salwa Bakr contends that Arabic literature has been the domain of men and that it is the task of women writing in Arabic to redress the balance. One of Egypt's most interesting women writers of fiction, she is an emerging talent of great power. Her published oeuvre includes three story collections, a novel, and many popular articles. This translation of The Wiles of Men and Other Stories was first published in hardcover by Quartet Books of Great Britain in 1992. -- Publisher description.

The Wiles of Women/The Wiles of Men

The Wiles of Women/The Wiles of Men
Title The Wiles of Women/The Wiles of Men PDF eBook
Author Shalom Goldman
Publisher State University of New York Press
Pages 226
Release 2016-03-22
Genre History
ISBN 143840431X

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One of the world's oldest recorded folktales tells the story of a handsome young man and the older woman in whose house he resides. Overcome by her feelings for him, the woman attempts to seduce him. When he turns her down she is enraged, and to her husband she accuses the young man of attacking her. The husband, seemingly convinced of his wife's innocence, has the young man punished. But it is precisely that punishment that leads to the hero's vindication and eventual rise to power and prominence. In the West we know this tale--classified in folklore as the Potiphar's Wife motif--from its vivid narration in the Hebrew Bible. But as Shalom Goldman demonstrates in this book, the Bible's is only one telling of a story that appears in the scriptures and folklore of many peoples and cultures, in many different eras, including ancient Egypt, classical Greece, and ancient Mesopotamia, as well as post-Biblical Jewish literature, the Qur'an, and Inuit culture. Goldman compares and contrasts the treatment of this motif especially in the literature and lore of the ancient Near East, Biblical Israel, and early Islam, at the same time touching on gender issues--the status of women in Middle Eastern societies and the varying constructions of male-female relationships--and the vexed question of "originality" in the narratives of the monotheistic traditions.

Contemporary World Fiction

Contemporary World Fiction
Title Contemporary World Fiction PDF eBook
Author Juris Dilevko
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Pages 554
Release 2011-03-17
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1598849093

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This much-needed guide to translated literature offers readers the opportunity to hear from, learn about, and perhaps better understand our shrinking world from the perspective of insiders from many cultures and traditions. In a globalized world, knowledge about non-North American societies and cultures is a must. Contemporary World Fiction: A Guide to Literature in Translation provides an overview of the tremendous range and scope of translated world fiction available in English. In so doing, it will help readers get a sense of the vast world beyond North America that is conveyed by fiction titles from dozens of countries and language traditions. Within the guide, approximately 1,000 contemporary non-English-language fiction titles are fully annotated and thousands of others are listed. Organization is primarily by language, as language often reflects cultural cohesion better than national borders or geographies, but also by country and culture. In addition to contemporary titles, each chapter features a brief overview of earlier translated fiction from the group. The guide also provides in-depth bibliographic essays for each chapter that will enable librarians and library users to further explore the literature of numerous languages and cultural traditions.

The jealousies of a country town, The thirteen, and other stories

The jealousies of a country town, The thirteen, and other stories
Title The jealousies of a country town, The thirteen, and other stories PDF eBook
Author Honoré de Balzac
Publisher
Pages 966
Release 1899
Genre
ISBN

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Title PDF eBook
Author
Publisher BoD – Books on Demand
Pages 350
Release
Genre
ISBN 3385435285

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Who's Who in Contemporary Women's Writing

Who's Who in Contemporary Women's Writing
Title Who's Who in Contemporary Women's Writing PDF eBook
Author Jane Eldridge Miller
Publisher Routledge
Pages 416
Release 2019-07-23
Genre Literary Collections
ISBN 1136214305

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Unique in its breadth of coverage, Who's Who in Contemporary Women's Writing is a comprehensive, authoritative and enjoyable guide to women's fiction, prose, poetry and drama from around the world in the second half of the twentieth century. Over the course of 1000 entries by over 150 international contributors, a picture emerges of the incredible range of women's writing in our time, from Toni Morrison to Fleur Adcock- all are here. This book includes the established and well-loved but also opens up new worlds of modern literature which may be unfamiliar but are never less than fascinating.