Under the Naked Sky: Short Stories from the Arab WorldDenys Johnson-Davies Drawing on an intimate knowledge of modern Arabic writing, Denys Johnson-Davies brings together a colourful mosaic of life as lived and portrayed by Arabs from Morocco to Iraq. |
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... corncobs and the husks strewn about and decided to write something about the phenomenon of the increase in vendors of roast corncobs , which she would include in her illustrated article about pollution that she had just about completed ...
... corncobs and the husks strewn about and decided to write something about the phenomenon of the increase in vendors of roast corncobs , which she would include in her illustrated article about pollution that she had just about completed ...
Page 138
... corncobs she had consumed . Despite the difficulty she was in , Zarifa rejected the idea of cooking baleela , that dish of boiled wheat and sugar , and selling it through the winter instead of roasting corncobs . It would require a ...
... corncobs she had consumed . Despite the difficulty she was in , Zarifa rejected the idea of cooking baleela , that dish of boiled wheat and sugar , and selling it through the winter instead of roasting corncobs . It would require a ...
Page 139
... corncobs . He had then lifted off into the sky , putting out his tongue at her and laughing . She , meanwhile , was screaming at him and imploring him to return with the corncobs , but to no avail . When she went out to her small plot ...
... corncobs . He had then lifted off into the sky , putting out his tongue at her and laughing . She , meanwhile , was screaming at him and imploring him to return with the corncobs , but to no avail . When she went out to her small plot ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The IllOmened Golden Bird | 14 |
Death of a Dagger | 27 |
Copyright | |
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