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The book of misers : a translation of al-bukhalāʼ / Abū ʻUthmān ʻAmr ibn Baḥr al- Jāḥiẓ ; translated by R. B. Serjeant ; reviewed by Ezzeddin Ibrahim.
Van Pelt Library BJ1535.A8 J313 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jāḥiẓ, -868 or 869.
- Series:
- Great books of Islamic civilisation
- The great books of Islamic civilization
- Standardized Title:
- Bukhalāʼ. English
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Avarice--Early works to 1800.
- Avarice.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Reading, U.K. : Garnet Publishing Ltd., 1997.
- Summary:
- Part of the "Great Books of Islamic Civilization" series, this 8th-century satire on miserliness has a clear social purpose, while its comical power will appeal to modern readers. One of the earliest works of fiction from the Islamic world, this present translation makes this satire available to the English-speaking world for the first time.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [246]-250) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1873938195
- OCLC:
- 38582979
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