| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Series |
Middle East literature in translation |
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Middle East literature in translation.
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| Contents |
Foreword to the English Translation / May Rihani -- On the Names of People and Places / Roger Allen -- Introduction to the 1975 Edition / Ameen Albert Rihani -- First Journey: To the Cedars -- Second Journey: Wherever the Road Wishes -- Third Journey: Jbeil Country (Byblos) -- Fourth Journey: The Cedars of Jaj -- Fifth Journey: To Laqlouq -- Sixth Journey: Afqa -- Seventh Journey: Amcheet -- Eighth Journey: Gharzouz -- Ninth Journey: In the Recesses of Time -- Translator's Afterword / Roger Allen |
| Summary |
""The Heart of Lebanon" is an English translation of a work by the Lebanese-American writer, Amin al-RIhani. His journeys from his own village of Freike into the mountains of Lebanon allow him to tell the stories of people, villages, and monuments-each journey offering depictions of spectacular scenery and a fascinating cast of characters"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
"Originally published in Arabic as Qalb Lubnan, 5th ed. (Beirut: Dar al-Kitab al-Lubnani, 1975)." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 26, 2021) |
| Subject |
Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940 -- Travel -- Lebanon
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Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940 |
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Travel
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Lebanon -- Description and travel.
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Lebanon
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Allen, Roger, 1942- translator.
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Rīḥānī, Amīn Albirt, editor.
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| LC no. |
2020037349 |
| ISBN |
0815655142 |
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9780815655145 |
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