{"product_id":"9780863566363","title":"The Imagination Unbound: Al-Adab al-'Aja'ibi and the Literature of the Fantastic in the Arabic Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fantastic in literature is not a modern European invention; it is present in Arabic narrative dating from the ninth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Imagination Unbound\u003c\/i\u003e contains an Arabic and English study of \u003ci\u003eal-Adab al-‘Aja‘ibi\u003c\/i\u003e, with the original Arabic text of \u003ci\u003eKitab al-Azama\u003c\/i\u003e (The Book of Greatness) and commentary by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKamel Abu-Deeb\u003c\/b\u003e holds the chair in Arabic at the University of London. A poet and essayist, he has published many books and papers in both Arabic and English and has been co-editor of the avant-garde journal \u003ci\u003eMawaqif\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saqi Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031859052784,"sku":"9780863566363","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780863566363_p0.jpg?v=1763824344","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780863566363","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}