Folktales from Iraq /
Campbell, C. G.(Charles Grimshaw),1912-1953.
Buckland Wright, John,1897-1954.
Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press,
2005.
A collection of sixteen Arabic stories from the Shia tribes of southern Iraq gathered in the late 1940s.
Originally published: Tales from the Arab tribes. London : Lindsay Drummond, 1949.
The story of Hajji Ali, the great sultan, and his son, the Amir Kheyyun -- A story concerning the ignorance of slaves -- A story concerning the folly of jealousy -- The story of the prince of Kermanshah and of his misfortunes -- The story of the youth Jamil, the son of a merchant in Baghdad -- The story of the lost soul -- The story of Maqdad: he was the hero of Hilla -- A man's honour is in the hair of his moustache -- The story of Khalid, the coppersmith of Nasiriya -- The story of the son of the pilgrim -- The story of the cloak which was the father of a child -- The story of the two dancers -- The story of Sheikh Mizeil el Qurnachi, a man of a noble family, though his lands were poor -- The story of Daoud the camel and of his misfortunes -- Between truth and falsehood lie four fingers -- The story of Abdul Rehman Abu Sultan and the tongue of the dead.
A collection of sixteen Arabic stories from the Shia tribes of southern Iraq gathered in the late 1940s.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-246).
Arabs
Tales