{"product_id":"in-search-of-walid-masoud-paperback","title":"In Search of Walid Masoud - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJabra Ibrahim Jabra\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRoger Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eAdnan Haydar\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalid Masoud disappears. A Palestinian intellectual, he has been living in Baghdad since the first Israeli War of 1948. As a member of an organization engaged in the armed struggle against Israel, suspicion arises that he has gone underground as part of a political movement. Masoud leaves behind a lengthy but disconnected tape recording of garbled utterances through which Jabra Ibrahim Jabra artfully crafts the basis for the narration. He transforms the transcription of the tape by each of Masoud's comrades into a study of character. Through a series of monologues, each becomes a narrator of his own experience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders of \u003ci\u003eThe Ship\u003c\/i\u003e (also translated by Adnan Haydar and Roger Allen) will remember the ingenious way the political themes emerge through the dialogue between passengers on a ship crossing the Mediterranean from the Arab to the European world. This novel echoes identical subjects: the misperceptions between Western and Islamic cultures, personal landscape as a shaper of culture, and the necessity of political commitment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tour de force that places the evolution of the Faulknerian style into a political register, this book is a testament to the brilliance of one of Palestine's preeminent writers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJabra Ibrahim Jabra\u003c\/b\u003e (1920- 1994), a major figure in Arabic letters, is the author of the highly acclaimed novel\u003ci\u003e The Ship\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Allen\u003c\/b\u003e is the Sascha Jane Patterson Harvie Professor Emeritus of Social Thought and Comparative Ethics, School of Arts and Sciences, and professor emeritus of Arabic and comparative literature at the University of Pennsylvania. He received the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award from Sheikh Hamad for Translation and International Understanding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdnan Haydar\u003c\/b\u003e is a director of the Arabic program and professor of Arabic and comparative literature at the University of Arkansas. He has coauthored and coedited five books, including \u003ci\u003eNaguib Mahfouz: From Regional Fame to Global Recognition\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Syracuse University Press.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752234647840,"sku":"9780815604587","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/04e98ba4855194e8afa967aecc0e1770.webp?v=1779990680","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-search-of-walid-masoud-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}