{"product_id":"whatever-happened-to-antara-and-other-stories-paperback-softback-9780292702820","title":"Whatever Happened to Antara?; And Other Stories (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292702820","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhatever Happened to Antara?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAnd Other Stories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWalid Ikhlassi (Author), Asmahan Sallah (Translated by), Chris Ellery (Translated by), Elizabeth Warnock Fernea (Introduction by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292702820\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 August 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e144 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 0.6 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Walid Ikhlassi evokes the individual's struggle for dignity and significance in the Syrian city of Aleppo during the French mandate of the forties and fifties. His characters' seeking of personal fulfillment parallels the struggle of the nation for self-definition. The changing political and cultural landscape of Syria challenges individuals in their attempts to live lives of integrity, as Ikhlassi provides analytical insights into the civil society of Syria, the axis of his writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e From the boy Antara who personifies the Arab legend of a half-African slave warrior\/hero to everyday middle-aged lovers, Ikhlassi's characters fight colonial oppression and corruption from the newly formed government. Foreign and internal forces challenge the evolution of a modern nation rooted in traditional Arab values. Its strong and determined men and women refuse to accept victimhood. The introduction by author and critic Elizabeth Warnock Fernea places the stories in their historical and literary context. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e An avowed experimentalist, Ikhlassi portrays the modern human situation through techniques as widely divergent as realism, surrealism, interior monologue, and stream-of-consciousness. Selections of his work have been translated into English, Russian, French, German, Dutch, Armenian, and other languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part One \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Walnut Tree for This Time \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Antreek \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e My Aunt's Dreams \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Elephant Ear \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The News of Sheikha Ibrahim \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e My Absent Cousin \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e My Brother Omar \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part Two \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Collapse \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e For the Sake of Seven Dollars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e O Waiting \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Whatever Happened to Antara \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Picture of the Naked Man \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Lost Ornamentation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Worm \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e An Explosion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Interview with Walid Ikhlassi \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Ctr for Middle Eastern Studies UT-Austin","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530842435864,"sku":"9780292702820","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/whatever-happened-to-antara-and-other-stories-paperback-softback-9780292702820","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}