RUBA'EYAT
by Salah Jahin
Translated by Nehad
Salem
Illustrations by Khamis Shehata
Salah Jahin is one of Egypt's most beloved
minstrels. The poems translated here are highly characteristic
of his work that mingles a traditional mood and form with modern
humour and flavour, while conveying the profound love and pain he
feels for his country. In the Ruba'eyat, Jahin combines an ancient
form of poetry with an Egyptian folk style of expression, and brings
to life the Egyptian character in all its wisdom, faith, sadness,
optimism and irony.
88
pages
14x20 cm
Paperback: ISBN 977-5028-78-7
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