The riddle of Qaf /
The search for the origins of a forgotten sacred poem is at the heart of this novel about a modern Brazilian poet of Lebanese descent who travels to the Middle East to uncover the truth about what he believes may be part of a group of pre-Islamic poems. Following the model of "A Thousand and On...
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| 100 | 1 | |a Mussa, Alberto, |d 1961- | |
| 240 | 1 | 0 | |a Enigma de Qaf. |l English |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The riddle of Qaf / |c Alberto Mussa ; translated by Lennie Larkin. |
| 260 | |a Laverstock : |b Aflame, |c 2008. | ||
| 300 | |a 211 p. ; |c 22 cm. | ||
| 546 | |a Translated from the Portuguese. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 1. The first Arab --- 2. Imru al-Qays --- 3. The dyke of Marib --- 4. Antara --- 5. The disappearance of Samira --- 6. Nabigha --- 7. The two mirrors --- 8. Bin al-Abras --- 9. The triangles of Spiridon --- 10. Zuhayr --- 11. The shipwreck of Sinbad --- 12. Shanfara --- 13. The mimetic signs of Nakhl --- 14. Al-Asha --- 15. The woman who divided by zero --- 16. Alqama --- 17. The Phoenician sphere --- 18. Ali Babaʹs cave --- 19. Harith bin Hilliza --- 20. The trial of Abdallah --- 21. Tarafa --- 22. The story of Aladin --- 23. Urwa --- 24. The oracular labyrinth --- 25. Labid --- 26. Amirʹs dancers. | |
| 520 | |a The search for the origins of a forgotten sacred poem is at the heart of this novel about a modern Brazilian poet of Lebanese descent who travels to the Middle East to uncover the truth about what he believes may be part of a group of pre-Islamic poems. Following the model of "A Thousand and One Nights," the novel is a quest through time and language that recounts many of the poet's experiences as he travels through the deserts of Arabia in search of a beautiful woman whose beauty remains hidden until the circularity of the riddle of Qaf is solved. -- Description from http://www.amazon.com (Oct. 11, 2011). | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Arabic poetry |v Fiction. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Fiction. |2 fast | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Larkin, Lennie, |e translator. | |
| 988 | |a 20081126 | ||
| 906 | |0 OCLC | ||