Ghīṭānī, Jamāl <br/><br/>
Zayni Barakat / 
Gamal al-Ghitani ; translated by Farouk Abdel Wahab ; foreword by Edward Said 
 - Cairo ;  New York :  The American University in Cairo Press,  2004. 
 - 241 p. ;  20 cm 
<br/><br/> Translation of: al-Zaynī Barakāt  Novel 
<br/><br/> "In the course of my long travels I have never seen a city so devastated. After a long time I ventured out into the streets. Death, cold and heavy, hung in the air. Walls have no value here, doors have been eliminated. No one is certain that they will see another day." 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9774248724 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label>--Arabic fiction -- 20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>892.736 GH.Z 2004  / 01716