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- The World Through the Eyes of Angels
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: Syracuse University Press
- Series: Middle Eastern Literature in Translation
summary
Mosul, Iraq, in the 1940s is a teeming, multiethnic city where Arabs, Kurds, Assyrians, Jews, Aramaeans, Turkmens, Yazidis, and Syriacs mingle in the ancient souks and alleyways. In these crowded streets, among rich and poor, educated and illiterate, pious and unbelieving, a boy is growing up. Burdened with chores from an early age, and afflicted with an older brother who persecutes him with mindless sadism, the child finds happiness only in stolen moments with his beloved older sister and with friends in the streets. Closest to his heart are three girls, encountered by chance: a Muslim, a Christian, and a Jew. After enriching the boy’s life immensely, all three meet tragic fates, leaving a wound in his heart that will not heal. A richly textured portrayal of Iraqi society before the upheavals of the late twentieth century, Saeed’s novel depicts a sensitive and loving child assailed by the cruelty of life. Sometimes defeated but never surrendering, he is sustained by his city and its people.
Table of Contents
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- Part One: The Mullah
- pp. 1-6
- Part Four: Selam
- pp. 32-59
- Part Five: The Ravishing Madeleine
- pp. 60-91
- Part Six: To Love Anew
- pp. 92-136
- Part Seven: Ghasoub and Ghadban
- pp. 137-146
- Part Nine: Shafaq
- pp. 157-175
- Part Ten: Shu’a
- pp. 176-185
- Part Eleven: Nour
- pp. 186-202
- Part Twelve: Regrets
- pp. 203-204
Additional Information
ISBN
9780815650775
Related ISBN(s)
9780815609919
MARC Record
OCLC
785782963
Pages
200
Launched on MUSE
2012-08-29
Language
English
Open Access
No