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592 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780748683338
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Language: English
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Publication date: 14 May 2014
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Shortlisted for The Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2017. Introduces the writings and 'Abbasid-period textual world of Al-JÄ1hiz, the 'father of Arabic prose'. Al-JÄ1hiz was a bibliomaniac, theologian, and spokesman for the political and cultural elite, a...
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592 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780748683338
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 14 May 2014
Description
Shortlisted for The Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2017. Introduces the writings and 'Abbasid-period textual world of Al-JÄ1hiz, the 'father of Arabic prose'. Al-JÄ1hiz was a bibliomaniac, theologian, and spokesman for the political and cultural elite, a...
Community Reviews
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