A Travellers Tale

Nonfiction, Travel, Middle East, Egypt, History, Africa, Ancient History
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Author: Oriental Publishing ISBN: 9781540139856
Publisher: Oriental Publishing Publication: December 16, 2016
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Oriental Publishing
ISBN: 9781540139856
Publisher: Oriental Publishing
Publication: December 16, 2016
Imprint:
Language: English

The Travellers Tale, comprises a small collection of short stories about Egypt, written during during Shaneela Rowah Al-Qamar's time living there. She was based in the 'Jewel of the Mediterranean', the ancient city of Alexandria and this book takes you through a magical journey, to travel through the history of this ancient land, envisage a picture of the modern Egyptian psyche and the tales of the land itself, through tales about the Egyptian people of today and the people of this land's history. The stories are set in both the awe-inspiring Alexandria and Cairo, and Egypt is described through a unique form of both storytelling and poetry, delivering a style of writing both unique to Shaneela's writing style, whilst also complementing the literary style of Egypt's native language - Arabic. This book portrays Egypt in the eyes of a foreigner and from the perspective of a foreigner, and it is to document the feelings and emotions that a foreigner living in Egypt experiences,addressing all that has become both stereotypical about Egypt, in terms of its people and its famous contribution to the history of civilisation.

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The Travellers Tale, comprises a small collection of short stories about Egypt, written during during Shaneela Rowah Al-Qamar's time living there. She was based in the 'Jewel of the Mediterranean', the ancient city of Alexandria and this book takes you through a magical journey, to travel through the history of this ancient land, envisage a picture of the modern Egyptian psyche and the tales of the land itself, through tales about the Egyptian people of today and the people of this land's history. The stories are set in both the awe-inspiring Alexandria and Cairo, and Egypt is described through a unique form of both storytelling and poetry, delivering a style of writing both unique to Shaneela's writing style, whilst also complementing the literary style of Egypt's native language - Arabic. This book portrays Egypt in the eyes of a foreigner and from the perspective of a foreigner, and it is to document the feelings and emotions that a foreigner living in Egypt experiences,addressing all that has become both stereotypical about Egypt, in terms of its people and its famous contribution to the history of civilisation.

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