The Wedding of Zein by Tayeb Salih (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Wedding of Zein by Tayeb Salih, Hisham Matar, Denys Johnson-Davies Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description "The Wedding of Zein" takes place in the same village on the upper Nile where Salihs "Season of Migration to the North" is largely set, but here the story that emerges through the overlapping, sometimes contradictory, voices of the villagers is comic and redemptive rather than tragic. Publisher Description "The Wedding of Zein" unfolds in the same village on the upper Nile where Tayeb Salihs tragic masterpiece Season of Migration to the North is set. Here, however, the story that emerges through the overlapping, sometimes contradictory voices of the villagers is comic. Zein is the village idiot, and everyone in the village is dumbfounded when the news goes around that he will be getting married—Zein the freak, Zein who burst into laughter the moment he was born and has kept women and children laughing ever since, Zein who lost all his teeth at six and whose face is completely hairless, Zein married at last? Zeins particular role in the life of the village has been the peculiar one of falling in love again and again with girls who promptly marry another man. It would be unheard of for him to get married himself. In Tayeb Salihs wonderfully agile telling, the story of how this miracle came to be is one that engages the tensions that exist in the village, or indeed in any community: tensions between the devout and the profane, the poor and the propertied, the modern and the traditional. In the end, however, Zeins ridiculous good luck augurs an ultimate reconciliation, opening a prospect of a world made whole. Salihs classic novella appears here with two of his finest short stories, "The Doum Tree of Wad Hamid" and "A Handful of Dates." Author Biography Tayeb Salih (1929–2009) was born in northern Sudan and educated at the University of Khartoum. After a brief period working as a teacher, he moved to London to work with the BBC Arabic Service. Salih later worked as director general of information in Qatar in the Arabian Gulf, and then with UNESCO in Paris and the Arab Gulf States. Along with The Wedding of Zein, his books in English include Season of Migration to the North (also published as an NYRB Classic) and Bandarshah. Denys Johnson-Davies (1922-2017) translated more than thirty-five books by modern Arab authors, including Naguib Mahfouz and Mahmoud Darwish. He has also produced more than fifty books for children, mostly taken from traditional Arabic sources. In 2007 he was awarded the Sheikh Zayed Prize for his services to Arabic literature. Hisham Matar was born in 1970 in New York City to Libyan parents and spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo. His first novel, In the Country of Men (2006), was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize. He lives in London. Illustrated by Ibrahim Salahi. Details ISBN 1590173422 ISBN-13 9781590173428 Title The Wedding of Zein Author Tayeb Salih, Hisham Matar, Denys Johnson-Davies Format Paperback Year 2010 Pages 144 Publisher The New York Review of Books, Inc GE_Item_ID:23853332; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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