Goha and His Anecdotes
by Saad, Dr. Farouk
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About This Item
Beirut, Lebanon; [1985]: At Dar al-Afaq al-Jadida, 1985. Octavo. Second edition. 284 p. iIllustrated b/w photographs and drawings. Text in Arabic. Goha is a popular comic hero in Muslim regions of Africa and Asia, found under various names including Juha and Abu Nuwas in the jokes of North Africa and Southwest Asia. Goha is a good-natured member of the learned class of ulama' and imams (a group often satirized for their foibles), whose stories reflect Islamic values and folk wisdom. He often rides a donkey, is sometimes a rural and sometimes an urban figure who displays both poor and middle class attributes. He is an Everyman, underdog, and hero, both learned and stupid, who provides a mirror of the life and the concerns of ordinary people. Bound in red pictorial paper covered boards lettered inwhite, pimk and yellow, spine lettering white.small nick to foot. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030931
- Title
- Goha and His Anecdotes
- Author
- Saad, Dr. Farouk
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- At Dar al-Afaq al-Jadida
- Place of Publication
- Beirut, Lebanon; [1985]
- Date Published
- 1985
- Bookseller catalogs
- Islam--History and Art;
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