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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Sonallah Ibrahim , Margaret LitvinPublisher: Seagull Books London Ltd Imprint: Seagull Books London Ltd Dimensions: Width: 1.30cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 2.10cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780857426505ISBN 10: 0857426508 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 25 October 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsIbrahim's focus on the mundane and his deadpan tone frame his oblique observations of Soviet society. Subtly, the author picks up its inconsistencies and dark humor. --Los Angeles Review of Books Since the appearance--such as it was--of his debut 1966 novella, the Egyptian writer Sonallah Ibrahim has been one of the most intriguing and important figures in contemporary Arabic literature. . . . Written and published at the very moment Egypt was entering the Arab Spring, Ice is a curious missive from a partly real, partly imagined past to a generation awakening to hope and upheaval--as well as the possibility of dashed illusions. --4Columns Ibrahim's focus on the mundane and his deadpan tone frame his oblique observations of Soviet society. Subtly, the author picks up its inconsistencies and dark humor. -- Los Angeles Review of Books The structure of Ice mimics a diary--and depends on the writer's telegraphic but carefully honed style, which gives the reader a sense of the chilling, grim texture of daily life in Soviet Russia in the 1970s. -- World Literature Today Since the appearance--such as it was--of his debut 1966 novella, the Egyptian writer Sonallah Ibrahim has been one of the most intriguing and important figures in contemporary Arabic literature. . . . Written and published at the very moment Egypt was entering the Arab Spring, Ice is a curious missive from a partly real, partly imagined past to a generation awakening to hope and upheaval--as well as the possibility of dashed illusions. -- 4Columns Ibrahim's focus on the mundane and his deadpan tone frame his oblique observations of Soviet society. Subtly, the author picks up its inconsistencies and dark humor. -- Los Angeles Review of Books Since the appearance--such as it was--of his debut 1966 novella, the Egyptian writer Sonallah Ibrahim has been one of the most intriguing and important figures in contemporary Arabic literature. . . . Written and published at the very moment Egypt was entering the Arab Spring, Ice is a curious missive from a partly real, partly imagined past to a generation awakening to hope and upheaval--as well as the possibility of dashed illusions. -- 4Columns Since the appearance--such as it was--of his debut 1966 novella, the Egyptian writer Sonallah Ibrahim has been one of the most intriguing and important figures in contemporary Arabic literature. . . . Written and published at the very moment Egypt was entering the Arab Spring, Ice is a curious missive from a partly real, partly imagined past to a generation awakening to hope and upheaval--as well as the possibility of dashed illusions. --4Columns Author InformationSonallah Ibrahim is one of Egypt's best-loved contemporary novelists. He spent five years in political prison from 1959 to 1964. His works available in English include That Smell and Notes from Prison, The Committee, Zaat, Beirut, Beirut, and Stealth. Margaret Litvin is associate professor of Arabic and comparative literature at Boston University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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