Discussion of themes and motifs in anton shammas arabesques. A novel, which can be purchased at a lower price at. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Anton shammas, the first arab to write a novel in hebrew, has given us a riveting look at a people we. One memory hooks to another in an atfirst random pattern covering the 1860s to the present, and the fragmented. His purpose, technique, and message are intertwined with the theme of arabesques. Arabesques is the partly autobiographical story of the wanderings of shammas own family. Arabesques english and hebrew edition by anton shammas and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Here was shammas, an arab writer, writing in the language of israels majority. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading.
Be the first to download this book and let read by finish. Shammas is the first christian palestinian to write in hebrew, and his family tale mingles with the lore of his displaced group. That the publisher lists this in the literaturemiddle eastern studies categories on the book jacket suggests that theres some extraliterary dimension to shammas s admittedly autobiographical story. Fine in fine dustwrapper with spine lightly sunned. Through a network of memories, shammas tells the story of an arab christian family currently living in a galilean village. Buy arabesques by anton shammas from amazons fiction books store. Anton shammas is a palestinian writer, poet and translator of arabic, hebrew and english.
Smith, palestine and the arabisraeli conflict photocopies recommended readings browse and read arabesques a novel anton shammas. Beside the whiff of sociology, theres novelty as well. Buy arabesques book online at best prices in india on. En route, he meets an israeli writer who then plans to write a book based on this. Significantly, anton shammas, while very definitely israeli, is not jewish. Defining himself not just legally but also culturally as an israeli, he has said that the book is his real identity cardthough a careful reading of arabesques may persuade one that this identity card is not so readily decipherable. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. In 1979, he published his book of poems no mans land hebrew. Anton shammas, palestinian literature in hebrew, creative writing. The story, which is largely autobiographical, weaves backwards and forwards through time but returns always to the tiny north galilean village of fasuta, hard by the lebanese. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. His acclaimed hebrew novel arabesques 1986 was translated into eight languages, including english, spanish, french, german, italian, although. A novel by shammas, antonmay 7, 2001 paperback anton shammas on.
The novel created a splash when it first came out in the 80s. He is well known for the novel arabesques, written in hebrew and chronically the history of the shammas family in both palestine, israel and lebanon. Anton shammas arabesques between iowa and the galilee. In 1962, the family moved to haifa where shammas studied in an integrated jewisharab high school. Available again, arabesques is a classic, complex novel of identity, mem. Anton shammas, the first arab to write a novel in hebrew, has given us a riveting look at a people we hear too little about. The punning of arabesque fits the heterogeneous design of the book. Arabesques was chosen as one of the best books of 1988 by the editors of the new york. A novel by shammas, anton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A palestinian writer and translator of arabic, hebrew and english, anton shammas has been teaching arabic and comparative literature at the university of michigan, ann arbor, since 1997.
Arabesques english and hebrew edition by anton shammas. Refreshing debut fiction, translated from the original hebrew, intertwining the family history of an arab christian family with regional palestinian lore. Anton shammas is a christian arab born in the galilee who has written his first novel in hebrew. Anton shammas was one of six children born to a palestinian father and a lebanese mother, who moved to fassuta in northern palestine in 1937 to teach at the local girls school. His novel, arabesques, has been translated into nine languages. The publication of anton shammas novel arabesques in israel in 1986 made a stir whose ripples reached far beyond literary circles and concerns. Available again, arabesques is a classic, complex novel of identity, memory, and history in the middle east and points beyondincluding iowa and new york city. Anton shammas chronicles his life as an israeli christian arab, dramatizing the bitter clash of traditions in a village on the galilee just after 1948 and his search for personal identity, which leads through paris to its climax in iowa city. Arabesques english and hebrew edition by shammas, anton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This book is a history of its authors youth, although its immediacy reaches farther back in time than the life it is rendering, and becomes the memoir of a family and a fabled region galilee. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Arabesques english and hebrew edition 9780060157449.
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