The Secret Life of Saeed the Pessoptimist

Purposefully imitating Voltaire's classic Candide, another dark comedy which derives its humour from life's tragedies, Habiby's The Secret of Saeed the Pessoptimist is a classic of Arab literature. The story of Saeed, a Palestinian who becomes a citizen of Israel, is a story of fact and fantasy, tragedy and comedy.

• | Author: Imil Habiby, Trevor Le Gassick, Salma Jayyusi
• | Publisher: Arabia Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Sep 30, 2010
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• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781906697266
• | ISBN-10: 1906697264