5 Ibrahim Al-Koni: Writing and Sacrifice

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Series Editor’s Foreword vii
4. Abbreviations x
5. Acknowledgements xi
6. Introduction: Ouverture 1
7. 1 Naguib Mahfouz: (En)chanting Justice 23
8. 2 Tayeb Salih: The Returns of the Saint 52
9. 3 Maḥmūd Al-Masʿadī: Witnessing Immortality 66
10. 4 The Survival of Gamal Al-Ghitany 78
11. 5 Ibrahim Al-Koni: Writing and Sacrifice 107
12. 6 Tahar Ouettar: The Saint and the Nightmare of History 139
13. Epilogue: Bahaa Taher, Solidarity and Idealism 162
14. Notes 168
15. Bibliography 235
16. Index 253