Ḥikāyat Abī Al-Qāsim: A Literary Banquet

by Emily Selove

Book Overview

Ḥikāyat Abu al-Qāsim, probably written in the 11th century by the otherwise unknown al-Azdī, tells the story of a gate-crasher from Baghdad named Abū al-Qāsim, who shows up uninvited at a party in Isfahan. Dressed as a holy man and reciting religious poetry, he soon relaxes his demeanour, and, growing intoxicated on wine, insults the other dinner guests and their Iranian hometown.
Widely hailed as a narrative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474426387
• ISBN13: 9781474426381
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"