Overview
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
- | Number of Pages:
- | Language: eng
- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781906697266
- | ISBN-10: 1906697264