{"product_id":"you-as-of-today-my-tayseer-al-sboul-9781611862102","title":"You as of Today My Homeland: Stories of War, Self, and Love","description":"This volume comprises a translation of the first post-modernist historical Arabic novella, \u003ci\u003eYou as of Today, \u003c\/i\u003e by the renowned Jordanian writer Tayseer al-Sboul, and his two short stories \"Red Indian\" and \"The Rooster's Cry.\" \"Red Indian\" and \"The Rooster's Cry\" complement \u003ci\u003eYou as of Today\u003c\/i\u003e by providing, with striking transparency and precision, narratives that examine man's journey to self-discovery through events that are culturally unique, transparent, and at times shocking. This volume is rich with tales of war, love, politics, censorship, and the search for self in a complex and conflicting Arab world at a critical time in its history. In a captivating style consistent with the nature of events narrated in the text, al-Sboul unveils the inner nature of social, political, and religious patterns of life in Arab society with an honesty and skill that renders \u003ci\u003eYou as of Today My Homeland\u003c\/i\u003e a testimony of human experiences that transcend the boundaries of time and place. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tayseer Al-Sboul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611862108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611862102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michigan State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/23\/2016","brand":"Tayseer Al-Sboul","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43984602562815,"sku":"9781611862102","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f00b191d-c19c-46e4-9b61-d111a829b78f.jpg?v=1683273206","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/you-as-of-today-my-tayseer-al-sboul-9781611862102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}