What ʿĪsā Ibn Hishām Told Us: Or, a Period of Time

by Muhammad al-Muwaylihi

Trenchant and witty critiques of life in Cairo under British rule

What ʿĪsā ibn Hishām Told Us is a masterpiece of early twentieth-century Arabic prose. Penned by the Egyptian journalist Muḥammad al-Muwayliḥī, this highly original work was first introduced in serialized form in his family's pioneering newspaper Miṣbāḥ al-Sharq (Light of the East) and later...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479840912
• ISBN13: 9781479840915
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 524 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"