The storyteller of Jerusalem
Subtitle: the life and times of Wasif Jawhariyyeh, 1904-1948
By: edited and introduced by Salim Tamari and Issam Nassar ; translated by Nada Elzeer ; with a foreword by Rachel Beckles Willson
Contributors: Tamārī, Salīm; Nassar, Issam; Elzeer, Nada
Publisher: Clockroot Books
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Translated from: ara
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781566569255
Subjects: Musicians; Biography; History
Work titles: Quds al-ʻUthmānīyah fī al-mudhakkirāt al-Jawharīyah
Description: "The memoirs of Wasif Jawhariyyeh are a remarkable treasure trove of writings on the life, culture, music, and history of Jerusalem ... Oud player, music lover and ethnographer, poet, collector, partygoer, satirist, civil servant, local historian, devoted son, husband, father, and person of faith, Wasif viewed the life of his city through multiple roles and lenses. The result is a vibrant, unpredictable, sprawling collection of anecdotes, observations, and yearnings as varied as the city itself"--Provided by the publisher.
Notes: Reprint. Originally published in English: Northampton MA : Clockroot Books, 2013. 1st American edition. Translation from Arabic of: Al-Quds al-ʻUthmānīyah fī al-mudhakkirāt al-Jawharīyah.

"Hearing Palestine" / by Rachel Beckles Willson: p. ix-xvi ; "Wasif Jawhariyyeh's Jerusalem" / by Salim Tamari: p. xvii-xxx; "From Ottomans to Arabs" / by Issam Nassar: p. xxxi-xli; "Glossary": p. 293-298.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: The Ottoman era, 1904-1917; title: The mandate years, 1917-1948; title: Coda. Beirut, 1958.