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White Ebony
The White Ebony is a collection of short stories by the Syrian writer Hanna Mina Hanna Mina ( ar, حنا مينة; 9 March 1924 – 21 August 2018) was a Syrian novelist, described in '' Literature from the "Axis of Evil"'' as the country's "most prominent".Words Without Borders, '' Literature from the "Axis of Evil"'', , 200 ..., published in 1976. about the novel It is a collection of stories, published in Syrian and Lebanese newspapers and magazines, dating back to after 1969, except for the two stories “Al-Nar” 1949, and “The Oak Ember” 1956, which he collected in a book. The collection consists of ten stories: * The white ebony: an invitation to rebel against the routine and the connections of life and to live freely and recklessly. * Writing on the bags: Hanna depicts the difficult conditions that characterized his childhood, and how malnutrition made him a skinny boy unable to do hard physical work, and when he felt the need to help his financially destitut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna Mina
Hanna Mina ( ar, حنا مينة; 9 March 1924 – 21 August 2018) was a Syrian novelist, described in '' Literature from the "Axis of Evil"'' as the country's "most prominent".Words Without Borders, '' Literature from the "Axis of Evil"'', , 2006, pp.55-6: brief biography His early novels belong to the movement of social realism, and focus on class conflict; his later works contain "a more symbolic analysis of class differences". His writing on the suffering of ordinary people was partly inspired by his own experiences, alternately working as a stevedore, barber and journalist; his autobiographical short story, "On the Sacks", was published in 1976. Several of his works are set during the period of the French Mandate of Syria, or in the period immediately following independence. Mina has authored about 40 novels, varying in imaginary value and narrative significance. But his achievement lies in the foundation he laid for this literary structure. For his collective works and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
بيروت
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, and was one of Phoenicia's most prominent city states, making it one of the oldest cities in the world (see Berytus). The first historical mention of Beirut is found in the Amarna letters from the New Kingdom of Egypt, which date to the 14th century BC. Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and plays a central role in the Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in the city. Beirut is an important seaport for the country and region, and rated a Beta + World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Beirut was severely damaged by the Lebanese Civil War, the 2006 Lebanon War, and the 2020 massive explosion in the Port o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blue Lamps
''The Blue Lamps'' (also ''Blue Lanterns'') is a novel written by the Syrian writer Hanna Mina. The Novel The Blue Lamps is a story about a group of simple people in the days of World War II, the community in Latakia City, Syria in general, and how the lamps are painted blue to simulate the view of distant beacons covered by fog during the war time. We observe this through the eyes of the protagonist ‘faris’ and his character’s evolution from a youngster to an adult man. The novelist went beyond the concept of "The Impact of War on People," depicting a full life in which the war crisis plays a major role, but the group of people who disturb the book's Deuteronomy’s, their daily lives, how they treat each other, how they struggle to live, how their own interests relate to their nation's issues, and how they understand the struggle, plays a larger role. Despite the fact that the narrative begins and finishes with ‘faris’, he is not the sole hero in the story. A variety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syrian Novels
Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indigenous elements and the foreign cultures that have come to inhabit the region of Syria over the course of thousands of years. The mother tongue of most Syrians is Levantine Arabic, which came to replace the former mother tongue, Aramaic, following the Muslim conquest of the Levant in the 7th century. The conquest led to the establishment of the Caliphate under successive Arab dynasties, who, during the period of the later Abbasid Caliphate, promoted the use of the Arabic language. A minority of Syrians have retained Aramaic which is still spoken in its Eastern and Western dialects. In 2018, the Syrian Arab Republic had an estimated population of 19.5 million, which includes, aside from the aforementioned majority, ethnic minorities such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic-language Novels
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is the language of literature, official documents, and formal written medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
