The tongue of Adam
By: Abdelfattah Kilito ; translated from the French by Robyn Creswell ; foreword by Marina Warner
Contributors: Creswell, Robyn, translator; Warner, Marina, 1946- writer of foreword
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation; New Directions
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 98
ISBN-13: 9780811224932
Subjects: Origin; In the Qurʼan; Language; Historical linguistics; History and criticism; Arabic literature; Language and languages
Work titles: Langue d'Adam et autres essais
Notes: "A New Directions paperbook (NDP1361)."

"Published originally in French as 'La langue D'Adam' by Éditions Toubkal"--Title-page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-98).
Table of contents: title: Babblings; title: Babels; title: A babelian Eden; title: The oldest poem in the world; title: Poet or prophet?; title: The oblivion of Adam; title: Poetic destiny; title: "That's ... nice" (an afterword).