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Book of Travels by Ḥannā Diyāb (2022, Trade Paperback)

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Book of Travels, Paperback by Diyab, Hanna; Muhanna, Elias (TRN); Seale, Yasmine (FRW); Stephan, Johannes (INT); Horta, Paulo Lemos (AFT), ISBN 1479820016, ISBN-13 9781479820016, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "Th of Travels is òHannåa Diyåab's remarkable first-person account of his travels as a young man from his hometown of Aleppo to the court of Versailles and back again"--

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Product Identifiers

PublisherNew York University Press

ISBN-101479820016

ISBN-139781479820016

eBay Product ID (ePID)18057287703

Product Key Features

Book TitleBook of Travels

Number of Pages464 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMiddle Eastern, Asia / General

Publication Year2022

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Collections, History

AuthorḤAnnā DiyāB

Book SeriesLibrary of Arabic Literature Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight19.5 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2022-020556

ReviewsDiyab's memoir of his Mediterranean adventures is a mixture of clear-eyed observation and wide-eyed innocence, nicely captured by Muhanna's lucid yet folksy English version...Throughout The Book of Travels , realistic details are suffused with a sense of the marvelous., Diyab's memoir of his Mediterranean adventures is a mixture of clear-eyed observation and wide-eyed innocence, nicely captured by Muhanna's lucid yet folksy English version...Throughout The Book of Travels, realistic details are suffused with a sense of the marvelous. * New York Review of Books * It is a joy to celebrate [Hanna Diyab's] work in Elias Muhanna's vibrant translation. * Middle East Eye *

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number86

Afterword byHorta, Paulo Lemos

Dewey Decimal910.9182209033

SynopsisThe adventures of the man who created Aladdin The Book of Travels is anna Diyab's remarkable first-person account of his travels as a young man from his hometown of Aleppo to the court of Versailles and back again, which forever linked him to one of the most popular pieces of world literature, the Thousand and One Nights . Diyab, a Maronite Christian, served as a guide and interpreter for the French naturalist and antiquarian Paul Lucas. Between 1706 and 1716, Diyab and Lucas traveled through Syria, Cyprus, Egypt, Tripolitania, Tunis, Italy, and France. In Paris, anna Diyab met Antoine Galland, who added to his wildly popular translation of the Thousand and One Nights several tales related by Diyab, including "Aladdin" and "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves." When Lucas failed to make good on his promise of a position for Diyab at Louis XIV's Royal Library, Diyab returned to Aleppo. In his old age, he wrote this engaging account of his youthful adventures, from capture by pirates in the Mediterranean to quack medicine and near-death experiences. Translated into English for the first time, The Book of Travels introduces readers to the young Syrian responsible for some of the most beloved stories from the Thousand and One Nights . An English-only edition., "The Book of Travels is oHannaa Diyaab's remarkable first-person account of his travels as a young man from his hometown of Aleppo to the court of Versailles and back again"--, The adventures of the man who created Aladdin The Book of Travels is Hanna Diyab's remarkable first-person account of his travels as a young man from his hometown of Aleppo to the court of Versailles and back again, which forever linked him to one of the most popular pieces of world literature, the Thousand and One Nights. Diyab, a Maronite Christian, served as a guide and interpreter for the French naturalist and antiquarian Paul Lucas. Between 1706 and 1716, Diyab and Lucas traveled through Syria, Cyprus, Egypt, Tripolitania, Tunis, Italy, and France. In Paris, Hanna Diyab met Antoine Galland, who added to his wildly popular translation of the Thousand and One Nights several tales related by Diyab, including "Aladdin" and "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves." When Lucas failed to make good on his promise of a position for Diyab at Louis XIV's Royal Library, Diyab returned to Aleppo. In his old age, he wrote this engaging account of his youthful adventures, from capture by pirates in the Mediterranean to quack medicine and near-death experiences. Translated into English for the first time, The Book of Travels introduces readers to the young Syrian responsible for some of the most beloved stories from the Thousand and One Nights. An English-only edition.

LC Classification NumberDS47.2.D5913 2022