Dik al-Jinn ديك الجنّ
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Dik al-Jinnديك الجنّ
$9.95
Book details
- Author
- Khoury, Raif (1913-1967) رئيف خوري
- Publisher
- Dar al-Saqi, Beirut
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- Arabic
- Format
- Softcover
- Pages
- 128 pp
- Dimensions
- 14 x 21 cm
- Age group
- Adult
- ISBN-13
- 9786144257760
- Topic
- Arabic Fiction - 20th Century - Lebanon
- Item #
- 42720
The title of this novel is based on the poet Dik al-Jinn ('Cock of the Djinn), real name Abd al-Sallam ibn Raghban al-Himsi (Homs, d. 850). First published in 1948, by the Lebanese writer Raif Khoury (1913-1967), a leader in the approach of realism in Arabic literature. The plot is about a cousin and a friend who push the Dik al-Jinn to kill his wife who he loves. He discovers the plot after the incident and wanders the country seeking poetry in lament of his beloved...
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