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03309aam a22003618i 4500 001 B90AC0B8B8CA11EDAC6855BD37ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230302011926 008 220215s2023 dcu 000 f eng 010 $a 2022002028 020 $a 1647122872 020 $a 9781647122874 035 $a (OCoLC)1315757427 040 $a DGU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h ara 042 $a pcc 043 $a f-ua--- 050 00 $a PJ7816 A768 Q2813 2023 100 1 $a Bassiouney, Reem, $d 1973- $e author. 240 10 $a QatÌ£aÌʼiÊ». $l English 245 10 $a Al-Qata'i' : $b Ibn Tulun's city without walls / $c Reem Bassiouney ; translated from the Arabic by Roger Allen. 263 $a 2302 264 1 $a Washington, DC : $b Georgetown University Press, $c 2023. 300 $a pages cm 520 $a "Al-Qata'i' is a historical novel set in Egypt over several periods of time and explores the legacy of Ibn Tulun, who ruled Egypt in the 9th century. Inspired by Ibn Tulun's mosque, which still stands as the largest in Cairo and one of the oldest in Africa, the story takes place in and around the smaller cities that were the historic precursors to Cairo in the 9th and 10th centuries, Fustat, Qata'i, and Giza. Ibn Tulun built the city of Al-Qata'i and its mosque as a city where people of multiple beliefs could live together. Bassiouney's novel brings this period of time to life through vivid descriptions and by showing the everyday struggles of people of the time period. These are woven together with scenes from 1918 and 1919 which represent the modern discovery of the historic Tulunid mosque and adjoining houses and function as a narrative bridge between the events of the 9th and 10th centuries and today, showing how this period could present a model for Egyptian harmony today. The structure of the novel is similar to Bassiouney's last novel, Sons of the People. It takes place over three periods in time across three connected sets of characters and is thus in three parts: "Maisoon," "Ahmad's Dream," and "The Pledge." The first part gives a glimpse of life in Egypt before Ibn Tulun arrives. At the start it is very bleak, with a despotic regime ruling Egypt. It ends with Ibn Tulun's rise to power. Part Two relates three different perspectives on Ahmed Ibn Tulun. For Bassiouney, Ibn Tulun was a visionary, uniting Greek, Roman, Coptic, and Arab elements of Egyptian society into his army and the city of Qata'i. This part develops several story lines, including a love story. Part Three recounts the story of Aisha, daughter of Ibn Tulun, after his death. Bassiouney's novels have been praised for their inclusion of strong women characters and focus on viewpoints not often seen in Arab literature and this novel includes a similar focus on women characters"-- $c Provided by publisher. 651 0 $a Egypt $x History $y 640-1250 $v Fiction. 600 00 $a AhÌ£mad ibn TÌ£uÌluÌn, $d 835-884 $v Fiction. 700 1 $a Allen, Roger, $d 1942- $e translator. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Bassiouney, Reem, 1973- $t Al-Qata'i' $d Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2023 $z 9781647122881 $w (DLC) 2022002029 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230706015704.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B90AC0B8B8CA11EDAC6855BD37ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search