Voyage of the absurd France is celebrating the centenary of the birth of playwright Eugène Ionesco, an intriguing influence on modern Arabic literature, writes David Tresilian in Paris
Fluffing peacock feathers Cotton, Climate and Camels In early Islamic Iran: A Moment in World History, by Richard Bullet, New York: Columbia University Press, 2009. PP22
The Butterfly Dream Fawwaz Haddad, The Unfaithful Translator, Beirut: Riyad El-Rayyes, 2008, 488 pages
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