Abu Musa's women neighbors : a historical novel from Morocco / Ahmed Toufiq ; translated from the Arabic by Roger Allen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tawfīq, Aḥmad, 1943- author.

Contributor:

Allen, Roger, 1942- translator, writer of supplementary textual content.

Standardized Title:

Jārāt Abī Mūsá. English

جارات أبي موسى. إنجليزي http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005082978

Language:

Arabic

English

Subjects (All):

Salé (Morocco)--History--Fiction.

Salé (Morocco).

Genre:

Arabic fiction.

Historical fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

338 pages ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Sausalito, California : The Post-Apollo Press, [2006]

Summary:

In fourteenth-century Morocco, Shamah works as a servant in the house of Chief Judge Ibn al-Hafid. She is a favorite of the judge's senior wife, Al-Tahirah, who takes the beautiful young woman under her wing. Thus, Shamah becomes quite accomplished in many things, such as household management, literary and legal matters, and politesse. Those skills, along with her physical beauty, garner her a surprise marriage proposal from Supreme Judge Abu Salim al Jawra'i. The wedding is arranged posthaste.

ISBN:

0942996569

9780942996562

OCLC:

62282633