What ?Isa ibn Hisham Told Us
Al-Muwaylihi, Muhammad / Allen, Roger Trenchant and witty critiques of life in Cairo under British ruleWhat ¿Isa ibn Hisham Told Us is a masterpiece of early twentieth-century Arabic prose. Penned by the Egyptian journalist Mu¿ammad al-Muwayli¿i, this highly original work was first introduced in serialized form in his family's pioneering newspaper Mi¿bä al-Sharq (Light of the East) and later published in book form in 1907. Widely hailed for its erudition and mordant wit, What ¿Isa...