Abu Jmeel's Daughter & Other Stories: Arab Folk Tales from Palestine and Lebanon by Nuweihed, Jamal Sleem

Abu Jmeel's Daughter & Other Stories: Arab Folk Tales from Palestine and Lebanon (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781623715595)

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Abu Jmeel's Daughter & Other Stories: Arab Folk Tales from Palestine and Lebanon by Nuweihed, Jamal Sleem

Abu Jmeel's Daughter & Other Stories: Arab Folk Tales from Palestine and Lebanon

$25.00
Abu Jmeel's Daughter & Other Stories: Arab Folk Tales from Palestine and Lebanon by Nuweihed, Jamal Sleem

Abu Jmeel's Daughter & Other Stories: Arab Folk Tales from Palestine and Lebanon

$25.00
Format: Hardcover
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A superb collection of Arab folk tales.

These 27 traditional folk stories were written down, shortly before her death, by Jamal Sleem Nuweihed, who had recounted them to the children of her extended family over many years. Authentically Arab in their themes, yet timelessly universal, they are sometimes magical, sometimes naturalistic, and combine a wealth of vivid detail with elements of pathos and humor. Translated by family members of various generations, then expertly edited, the book is a precious store of the kind of tale endlessly cherished but in danger of disappearing.

Author: Jamal Sleem Nuweihed,Salma Khadra Jayyusi
ISBN-10: 1623715598
ISBN-13: 9781623715595
Publisher: Interlink Books
Language: English
Published: 02/17/2026
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.00d
By Jamal Sleem Nuweihed
By Jamal Sleem Nuweihed
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Jamal Sleem Nuweihed (1907-1991) was born in Lebanon to a Lebanese doctor and a Turkish mother. She lived many decades in Palestine where she raised a family and spent all her free time quietly at home, either reading or writing her poetry and fiction. The author of three published novels and many poems, she was one of the most versatile creative people, enjoying writing a story as much as telling it. The folk tales are only a small part of the rich repertoire of tales she kept alive in her memory until her last days.

Salma Khadra Jayyusi is a poet, critic, literary historian, and anthologist. She is the founder and director of PROTA, the Project for the Translation of Arabic Literature.

Christopher Tingley was born in Brighton, England, and educated at the universities of London and Leeds. He has translated or co-translated many novels, poems, and short stories from the Arabic, among them Yusuf al-Qaid's novel War in the Land of Egypt and the poetry for the two-volume Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry.

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