{"product_id":"granada-the-complete-trilogy-paperback","title":"Granada: The Complete Trilogy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRadwa Ashour\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKay Heikkinen\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eMarina Warner\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"rich and evocative\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e multigenerational epic \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eset at the collapse of Muslim rule in Medieval Spain, available now for the first time in a new, complete translation \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is 1492, and the keys to Granada, the last Muslim state in the Spanish Peninsula, have been handed over to the Christian king and queen: the final vestiges of this Arab kingdom in Europe are swept away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the triumphant new masters of Granada burn books, Abu Jaafar, a bookseller by trade, quietly moves his rich library out of town. The tangled lives of Abu Jaafar's family, his descendants, and his community bear witness to the vanquishing of Muslim life: confiscations, forced conversions, and expulsions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRadwa Ashour's sweeping trilogy, set over one hundred years against the backdrop of the great historical events of sixteenth-century Europe, tells the story of those who remained in Andalusia, of the individuals who struggled to maintain faith and hope in a possible future. It narrates a community's effort to comprehend what has happened to them, of their valiant but ultimately unsuccessful efforts to resist the destruction of their identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed a top literary work of the twentieth century by the Arab Writers' Union, \u003ci\u003eGranada\u003c\/i\u003e is now available in English in its entirety for the first time. All three novels-\u003ci\u003eGranada, Maryama \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Departure\u003c\/i\u003e--are brilliantly retranslated in this outstanding new paperback edition.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRadwa Ashour\u003c\/b\u003e (1946-2014) is a highly acclaimed Egyptian writer and scholar. She is the author of more than fifteen works of fiction, memoir, and criticism, including \u003ci\u003eGranada\u003c\/i\u003e (AUC Press, 2008) and \u003ci\u003eThe Woman from Tantoura\u003c\/i\u003e (AUC Press, 2014), and was a recipient of the Constantine Cavafy Prize for Literature and the prestigious Owais Prize for Fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKay Heikkinen\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator and academic who holds a PhD from Harvard University. She was previously Ibn Rushd Lecturer of Arabic at the University of Chicago. Among other books, she has translated Naguib Mahfouz's \u003ci\u003eIn the Time of Love, \u003c\/i\u003eRadwa Ashour's \u003ci\u003eThe Woman From Tantoura\u003c\/i\u003e, and Huzama Habayeb's \u003ci\u003eVelvet\u003c\/i\u003e, for which she was awarded the 2020 Saif-Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation. She lives in Seattle, Washington.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 486\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44433850171494,"sku":"9781649033765","price":27.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/9ptCYutDYG9781649033765.webp?v=1770403858","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/granada-the-complete-trilogy-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}