{"product_id":"granada-9781649033765","title":"Granada","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA TOP 100 LITERARY WORK OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (THE ARAB WRITERS UNION)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRUNNER-UP TO THE WINNER OF THE 2025 SAIF GHOBASH BANIPAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC LITERARY TRANSLATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cem\u003e BOOK RIOT\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBEST BOOK OF 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A magnum opus of prose fiction”—Marina Warner, author of \u003cem\u003eOnce Upon a Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emultigenerational epic \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eset at the collapse of Muslim rule in Medieval Spain, available now for the first time in a new, complete translation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eIt is 1492, and the keys to Granada, the last Muslim state in the Spanish Peninsula, have been handed over to the Christian king and queen: the final vestiges of this Arab kingdom in Europe are swept away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the triumphant new masters of Granada burn books, Abu Jaafar, a bookseller by trade, quietly moves his rich library out of town, while preparing for the marriage of his granddaughter Saleema to his apprentice Saad. The tangled lives of Abu Jaafar’s family, his descendants, and his community bear witness to the vanquishing of Muslim life: confiscations, forced conversions, and expulsions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRadwa Ashour’s sweeping trilogy, set over one hundred years against the backdrop of the great historical events of sixteenth-century Europe, tells the story of those who remained in Andalusia, of the individuals who struggled to maintain faith and hope in a possible future. It narrates a community’s effort to comprehend what has happened to them, of their valiant but ultimately unsuccessful efforts to resist the destruction of their identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed a top literary work of the twentieth century by the Arab Writers’ Union, \u003cem\u003eGranada\u003c\/em\u003e is now available in English in its entirety for the first time. All three novels—\u003cem\u003eGranada, Maryama \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Departure\u003c\/em\u003e—are brilliantly retranslated in this outstanding new paperback edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radwa Ashour","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42963906887798,"sku":"9781649033765","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_f58b253b-5f0f-46f5-913e-f0d4cded963c.jpg?v=1771709353","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/granada-9781649033765","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}