{"product_id":"basrayatha-muhammad-khudayyir-9781844672332","title":"Basrayatha: The Story of a City","description":"\u003ci\u003eBasrayatha\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary tribute by author Muhammad Khudayyir to the city of his birth, Basra, on the Shatt al-Arab waterway in southern Iraq. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust as a city's inhabitants differ from outsiders through their knowledge of its streets and stories, so Khudayyir distinguishes between the real city of Basra and the imagined city he created through stories, experiences, and folklore. By turns a memoir, a travelog, a love letter, and a meditation, Basrayatha summons up a city long gone, yet which lives on in the memories and imaginations of its people. In the tradition of Calvino and Borges, Khudayyir's mesmerizing work itself illuminates and enriches the story of this magnificent city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Muhammad Khudayyir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1844672336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844672332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.48w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/31\/2008 pg. 48","brand":"Muhammad Khudayyir","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153851134207,"sku":"9781844672332","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bb53912b-8a38-4be9-b2a5-4207ff549553.jpg?v=1770786257","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/basrayatha-muhammad-khudayyir-9781844672332","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}