Between Quran and Kafka: West-Eastern Affinities Contributor(s): Kermani, Navid (Author) |
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ISBN: 1509500340 ISBN-13: 9781509500345 Publisher: Polity Press OUR PRICE: $26.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Literary Criticism | European - German |
Dewey: 830.9 |
LCCN: 2016004650 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.05 lbs) 300 pages |
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Publisher Description: What connects Shiite passion plays with Brecht s drama? Which of Goethe s poems were inspired by the Quran? How can Ibn Arabi s theology of sighs explain the plays of Heinrich von Kleist? And why did the Persian author Sadeq Hedayat identify with the Prague Jew Franz Kafka? |