Al-Qata'i': Ibn Tulun's city without walls : a novel
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| Abstract: | "Al-Qata'i is a historical novel set in Egypt over several periods of time and explores the legacy of Ibn Tulun, who ruled Egypt in the 9th century. Inspired by Ibn Tulun's mosque, which still stands as the largest in Cairo and one of the oldest in Africa, the story takes place in and around the smaller cities that were the historic precursors to Cairo in the 9th and 10th centuries, Fustat, Qata'i, and Giza. Ibn Tulun built the city of Al-Qata'i and its mosque as a city where people of multiple beliefs could live together. Bassiouney's novel brings this period of time to life through vivid descriptions and by showing the everyday struggles of people of the time period. These are woven together with scenes from 1918 and 1919 which represent the modern discovery of the historic Tulunid mosque and adjoining houses and function as a narrative bridge between the events of the 9th and 10th centuries and today, showing how this period could present a model for Egyptian harmony today. The structure of the novel is similar to Bassiouney's last novel, Sons of the People. It takes place over three periods in time across three connected sets of characters and is thus in three parts: "Maisoon," "Ahmad's Dream," and "The Pledge." The first part gives a glimpse of life in Egypt before Ibn Tulun arrives. At the start it is very bleak, with a despotic regime ruling Egypt. It ends with Ibn Tulun's rise to power. Part Two relates three different perspectives on Ahmed Ibn Tulun. For Bassiouney, Ibn Tulun was a visionary, uniting Greek, Roman, Coptic, and Arab elements of Egyptian society into his army and the city of Qata'i. This part develops several story lines, including a love story. Part Three recounts the story of Aisha, daughter of Ibn Tulun, after his death. Bassiouney's novels have been praised for their inclusion of strong women characters and focus on viewpoints not often seen in Arab literature and this novel includes a similar focus on women characters"-- |
| Umfang: | xi, 528 pages 26 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781647122874 |
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| spelling | Bassiouney, Reem 1973- Verfasser (DE-588)139232281 aut Qaṭāʼiʻ Al-Qata'i' Ibn Tulun's city without walls : a novel Reem Bassiouney ; translated from the Arabic by Roger Allen Washington, DC Georgetown University Press [2023] xi, 528 pages 26 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Al-Qata'i is a historical novel set in Egypt over several periods of time and explores the legacy of Ibn Tulun, who ruled Egypt in the 9th century. Inspired by Ibn Tulun's mosque, which still stands as the largest in Cairo and one of the oldest in Africa, the story takes place in and around the smaller cities that were the historic precursors to Cairo in the 9th and 10th centuries, Fustat, Qata'i, and Giza. Ibn Tulun built the city of Al-Qata'i and its mosque as a city where people of multiple beliefs could live together. Bassiouney's novel brings this period of time to life through vivid descriptions and by showing the everyday struggles of people of the time period. These are woven together with scenes from 1918 and 1919 which represent the modern discovery of the historic Tulunid mosque and adjoining houses and function as a narrative bridge between the events of the 9th and 10th centuries and today, showing how this period could present a model for Egyptian harmony today. The structure of the novel is similar to Bassiouney's last novel, Sons of the People. It takes place over three periods in time across three connected sets of characters and is thus in three parts: "Maisoon," "Ahmad's Dream," and "The Pledge." The first part gives a glimpse of life in Egypt before Ibn Tulun arrives. At the start it is very bleak, with a despotic regime ruling Egypt. It ends with Ibn Tulun's rise to power. Part Two relates three different perspectives on Ahmed Ibn Tulun. For Bassiouney, Ibn Tulun was a visionary, uniting Greek, Roman, Coptic, and Arab elements of Egyptian society into his army and the city of Qata'i. This part develops several story lines, including a love story. Part Three recounts the story of Aisha, daughter of Ibn Tulun, after his death. Bassiouney's novels have been praised for their inclusion of strong women characters and focus on viewpoints not often seen in Arab literature and this novel includes a similar focus on women characters"-- Aḥmad Ibn-Ṭūlūn 835-884 (DE-588)118865102 gnd rswk-swf Stadtviertel (DE-588)4077814-9 gnd rswk-swf Kairo (DE-588)4029236-8 gnd rswk-swf Egypt / History / 640-1250 / Fiction Aḥmad ibn Ṭūlūn / 835-884 / Fiction Égypte / Histoire / 640-1250 / Romans, nouvelles, etc Aḥmad ibn Ṭūlūn / 835-884 Egypt 640-1250 Historical fiction Fiction History Novels Romans (DE-588)1071854844 Fiktionale Darstellung gnd-content Aḥmad Ibn-Ṭūlūn 835-884 (DE-588)118865102 p Kairo (DE-588)4029236-8 g Stadtviertel (DE-588)4077814-9 s DE-604 Allen, Roger 1942- (DE-588)1049613414 trl Online version Bassiouney, Reem, 1973- Al-Qata'i' Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2023 9781647122881 |
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