Orientalische Literatur

Five female playwrights explore the lives of Afghan girls and women in the uncertain years before the Taliban retook Kabul.<BR><BR>When The Huffington Post began to publish the work of Afghan female journalists in English (through a programme called Sahar Speaks), director and scholar Lesley Ferris saw the potential for turning their stories into pieces of drama. This ground-breaking book is the result of that vision, collecting together five plays that offer a unique glimpse into the lives, creativity and resilience of Afghanistan's women storytellers.<BR><BR>Dancing To The Blast by Monirah Hashemi<BR>Dust Allergy by Nushin Arbabzadah<BR>Behind the Blast Wall by Sonali Bhattacharyya<BR>The Place of Shining Light by Yasmin Joseph<BR>Parwana: They Bear All the Pain by Alia Bano<BR><BR>In her introduction, Lesley Ferris situates the plays in the challenging context of twentieth-century theatre in Afghanistan. Supported by reflections from the playwrights, and the original pieces of journalism that they are based on, the plays are illuminating, wry, surprising, and heart-rending. They open our eyes to what Afghan women wrestled with in the two decades between periods of Taliban rule, and remind us of what is being lost every day that women in Afghanistan are silenced. We hope that theatre-makers and educators at all levels will embrace these plays, and give them further life.

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Present Earth-Present Heaven-Near Future 7 years that changes our world forever Tribulation: Israel-Satan-antichrist-God Rapture - Wrath - Harlot - Return Christ's 1000-year earthly kingdom Great white throne judgment New heaven and new earth Even so come Lord Jesus! In 2030 the Christian Church will have existed for 2000 years. On the horizon, a dark cloud approaches. Revelation is the door revealing the events, the dangers, the dramatic changes, the coming fear; the life and death circumstances that will engulf our world. If we are not ready, we too will be among the deceived. God has recorded for us in the Book of Revelation what He is about to bring upon our planet. Are you ready? Thomas, the author, resides in Missouri. He was born in Indiana and grew up in South Florida. Since becoming a minister, he and his wife, Pauline, have lived in PA, NY, MI, and MS. They love to travel, having visited most of the U.S. Having studied the book of Revelation for over 25 years, Thomas says "it is time to present an 'orderly' and 'consecutive' account of God's truths recorded in this wonderful book of the Bible!" "I warn you", Thomas says, "this book is not for the faint of heart nor for those who are unwilling to seriously consider its promises and warnings. Reading it will give you a clear understanding about what God is about to accomplish in our world. For those who take warning, there is great reward! For those who reject or procrastinate, great loss!"

Aryan ha solo 14 anni, ma il dolore lo ha reso già un uomo. È lui a prendersi cura del suo fratellino di 8 anni, Kabir. Rimasti orfani nel tormentato Afghanistan, i due fratelli sognano di partire e di raggiungere Londra, la città della libertà, dove potranno studiare e vivere una vita migliore. E così una notte decidono di fuggire, e attraversano il confine con nient'altro che i loro miseri vestiti e un grande sogno da realizzare. Ma Londra è lontana, e prima di raggiungerla passeranno per Teheran, Istanbul, Atene, Roma, Parigi. Sarà un lungo viaggio, in cui dovranno soffrire la fame, il freddo e la violenza, affidarsi a gente che vuole soltanto sfruttarli, resistere fino al grande giorno che prima o poi arriverà. Una toccante storia di amore e coraggio, un viaggio attraverso l'Europa vista con gli occhi di due bambini che hanno perso tutto e che lottano disperatamente per cercare di riprendersi il proprio futuro.

An easy-to-carry Bible that easily fits in a purse or backpack with cross references allowing this Bible to be an ideal choice to take with you wherever you go.Reading the Bible on the go? This compact-sized edition was designed with you in mind. Even though this Bible is small, you don't have to compromise size for readability. Plus, thousands of cross references are conveniently located at the end of verses to help you make connections throughout Scripture.Trusted by millions of believers around the world, the NKJV remains the bestselling modern "word-for-word" translation. It balances the literary beauty and familiarity of the King James tradition with an extraordinary commitment to preserving the grammar and structure of the underlying biblical languages. And while the translators relied on the traditional Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic text used by the translators of the 1611 KJV, the comprehensive translator notes offer important insights about the latest developments in biblical manuscript studies. The result is a Bible translation that is both beautiful and uncompromising--perfect for serious study, devotional use, and reading aloud.Features include: - Line-matched for improved clarity when reading- Verse-style Scripture format starts each verse on its own line so it's easy to navigate the text- Verse-by-verse cross-references give you to find related passages quickly and easily- Words of Christ in red help you quickly identify Jesus' teachings and statements- Portable personal-size format allows this Bible to be a perfect travel companion wherever you go- Durable and flexible Smyth-sewn binding allows the Bible to lay flat wherever you are reading- Concordance for looking up a word's occurrences throughout the Bible- Full color maps show the layout of Israel and other biblical locations for better context- Ribbon markers make it easy navigate and keep track of where you were reading- Easy-to-read 7.5-point NKJV Comfort Print

What makes a home for you?<BR><BR>Victor Esses is Jewish-Lebanese, Brazilian, and gay. In 1975, Victor's mother flees Lebanon as a refugee of the Civil War. In 2017, Victor visits Lebanon for the first time. In 2018, amidst the elections that will see Brazil choose a far-right president, he travels from London to São Paulo to show his partner the city of his childhood.<BR><BR>Where to Belong is the tender, moving story of these journeys - an exploration of how to find your place in a rich and complex world of identities.

Los venerados poetas y filósofos persas de los siglos XIII y XIV, tales como Saadi o Hafez, escribían poemas líricos llamados ghazal, que narraban historias de amor en todo su esplendor y drama. El amor descrito era diferente al concepto occidental del amor. Los ghazales hablaban sobre separación y dolor que exigían entrega absoluta y total sacrificio.Felices y Coloridos Sueños, Señor es una adaptación contemporánea de los poemas líricos de antaño. Es una obra llena de metáforas y simbolismo. Nos lleva hasta una isla donde un mágico chamán, un desafortunado pero misterioso incapacitado, una hermosa joven y una cocinera de galletas encantadas se enfrentan a un dilema que requiere una solución.Esta es una obra que invita a la reflexión, y a su vez es sumamente simple en su narración. Cualquier lector que se haya enamorado se identificará con los peligros y perjuicios que un dolor tal puede ocasionar. Le dejará reflexionando sobre la compleja situación sentimental a la que todos debemos enfrentarnos de forma inevitable.La primera traducción al español de la obra de Masoud Shakarami, dramaturgo y actor ganador de varios reconocimientos, promete divertir y deleitar."Solo hay una forma de comprender un ghazal, y no es estudiándolo durante años, visitando diferentes países o siéndonos familiares grandes poetas. Para comprender un ghazal basta con beber vino y ENAMORARSE."Así que sírvase un vaso y sumérjase en una obra que no trata sino de amor.

A bold and singular collection of six plays by Arab and Jewish playwrights explores the human toll of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Admission by Motti Lerner, Scenes From 70* Years by Hannah Khalil, Tennis in Nablus by Ismail Khalidi, Urge for Going by Mona Mansour, The Victims by Ken Kaissar, and The Zionists by Zohar Tirosh-Polk. Rather than striving to achieve balance and moral equivalency between "competing" narratives, the plays investigate themes of identity, justice, occupation, exile, history and homeland with honesty and integrity. The plays do not "take sides" or adhere to ideological orthodoxies but challenge tribalism and narrow definitions of nationalism, while varying widely in thematic content, dramatic structure, and time and place. Where politicians and diplomats fail, artists and storytellers may yet succeed--not in ratifying a peace treaty between Israel and Palestine, but in building the sort of social and political connectivity that enables resolution.

In Arab circles in the Dutch East Indies in the 1930s, plays were staged not only to entertain but also to educate and to further the emancipation of the traditionally oriented Arab minority. Some plays were well received, others evoked protests. Fatimah was one of the plays which stirred up commotion, inciting riots throughout Java. The play and accompanying events make clear which kind of norms and values governed relations within the community and what kind of frustrations and aspirations members of the minority experienced. Original text of the play included.

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An action-adventure about a mission behind enemy lines during the Gulf War. "Action sequences that offer a straight-faced microcosm of U S blundering in Iraq ... Hilarious scenes limning the hell-yeah, know-nothing spirit that many fear now dominates our military personnel ... Like an eccentric novella that holds attention ... [A] half queer Casablanca homage, half American-policy-in-Iraq docudrama that is perversely interesting. Fisher is a kick." -Dennis Harvey, Variety "Witty, thought-provoking and inventive ... Engrossing and entertaining." -Rob Hurwitt, San Francisco Chronicle "Low-key hilarity, understated and allusive wit, unexpected grace, and distant but bitter sadness in this canny exploration of war through the prism of gender." -Robert Avila, Bay Guardian "A sobering tale of modern combat in which romantic notions of war are trammeled ... SPECIAL FORCES is designed to be lean and mean, much as the current Iraq war was conceived to be. But unlike the war, the play actually succeeds in its terseness." -Richard Dodds, Bay Area Reporter

Bambiland und Babel, zwei Theatertexte über den Irakkrieg, genauer: wie er sich in den Medien spiegelte. Bambiland entstand parallel zum Krieg, als Mitschrift eines "embedded writer". In Babel wird das Gesehene dann reflektiert und wie in einer Bach'schen Fuge durchgeführt. "Aktueller kann Literatur, kann literarische Transformation des Rohstoffes Welt kaum sein ... Als Therapeutikum ist dieser eigensinnige Jelinek-Mix aus Sprachanalyse, Aneignung und Demontage falschen Denkens im nicht vorhandenen, aus Kolportage, Scherz, Satire und Idolatrie, aus Wiener Schmäh, Autoreflexion und Selbstentblößung während des Schreibens brisant, erhellend und, ja, unterhaltsam ... Man lauscht einem Ich, das vor sich hin spricht, vollgesogen von den Geschehnissen der Innenwelt der Außenwelt, das räsoniert über die vielen Toten und die Lebenden, über mediale Berieselung, Abhärtung und Ignoranz, Arabien und Dick Cheney ... Ungerecht, polemisch und klarsichtig ist Bambiland, einseitig, tiefgründig, ganz Ohr, ein musikalisches Kunstwerk - vielleicht das erste, das einzige sprachliche Ereignis des Krieges." (Alexander Kluy, Frankfurter Rundschau)

Mohammed is an Arab in love with Iris, a Jewish soldier of 18 years defending the State of Israel. Will he experience the happiness of a love fulfilled or will he experience the tragedy of rejection and be engulfed in an excruciating tragic end?In his second play, H. C. Kim explores the themes of love and sorrow. Like his first play, Ping Pong: A Play about American College Life, Jewish Being centralizes the idea of the power of love. Love is the most awesome phenomena in the world. However, as wonderful as love is, passion cannot be separated from its context. Often, social circumstances add sorrow to love. How will Mohammed's social environment impact him and his love?Follow the intricate web of complications as Mohammed and Iris explore themselves and the world around them. You will find yourself cheering, hoping, wishing....

Im letzten Abschnitt seines Schaffens betrat Karl May ungewohnte schriftstellerische Bereiche. Die bunte Abenteuerwelt der Reiseerzählungen ging Schritt für Schritt in einen geheimnisvollen Kosmos voll Spiegelungen und symbolischer Vexierspiele über. Alle Figuren und Ereignisse erhielten nun eine tiefe philosophische, psychologische oder menschheitsgeschichtliche Bedeutung, die oft erst nach eingehender Beschäftigung mit den Stoffen zu entschlüsseln ist. Gleichzeitig traten zunehmend Personen aus Mays realem Leben - mal mehr, mal weniger maskiert - in den Geschichten und Romanen auf. Speziell den kleineren Schriften dieser Spätphase ist der aktuelle Band der Gesammelten Werke gewidmet. Die Titelnovelle und vier weitere Texte ("Merhameh", "Schamah", "Eine Weihnachtsfeier in Damaskus" und "Der Zauberteppich") führen in den Orient. Hier hat May die Bilder und Eindrücke seiner großen Reise von 1899/1900 verarbeitet und einen ganz neuen Blick für das Morgenland gewonnen. Märchenhafte und fantastische Züge treten darin deutlich hervor.Karl Mays einziges abgeschlossenes Theaterstück "Babel und Bibel" spielt ebenfalls in einer Welt zwischen Traum und Realität. Um kaum eines seiner Werke hat der Verfasser so schwer gerungen wie um dieses Drama. Das vorliegende Buch bringt als Erstveröffentlichung aus dem Nachlass die von May schließlich verworfene Urfassung des zweiten Akts. Zahlreiche Notizen und Anmerkungen des Autors eröffnen einen ungewöhnlichen Blick in die Dichterwerkstatt. Nicht minder interessant sind die kleineren dramatischen Fragmente, die Band 81 ergänzen. Sie zeigen, wie umfangreich Mays Theaterpläne waren, auch wenn diese leider allesamt unvollendet blieben. Die "Briefe über Kunst" und weitere Aufsätze autobiografischer, politischer und kunsttheoretischer Natur runden das Bild von Mays späten Jahren ab.Mit einem Vorwort von Ekkehard Bartsch.Als Buch (gebunden in grünem Leinen/Leinenoptik) und E-Book erhältlich!Gesammelte Werke von Karl May - die berühmten grünen Bände- Es gibt sie noch: die grünen Bände von Karl May - die bekannten Reiseromane und Jugendbuchklassiker!- Gleiche Ausstattung wie früher: gebundenes Buch mit dunkelgrünem Einband und farbiger Illustration auf dem Buchcover- Alle Karl-May-Bücher sind als Hardcover mit Goldprägung und Landkarte auf dem Vorsatzpapier erhältlich, manche auch als Taschenbuch - Karl May schuf unvergessliche Helden wie Winnetou, Old Shatterhand, Kara Ben Nemsi, Old Surehand, Hadschi Halef Omar und Sam Hawkens.- Deutschlands erster Bestseller-Autor: Karl May ist der meistgelesene Schriftsteller deutscher SpracheDer Karl-May-Verlag Bamberg - Radebeul lädt Sie ein, die Bücher von Karl May wiederzuentdecken oder sich erstmals in seine fesselnden Geschichten zu vertiefen. Ganz gleich, ob Sie Abenteuer im Wilden Westen suchen oder lieber in die exotischen Welten des Orients eintauchen wollen - wir haben die perfekte Lektüre für Ihre Lesereise!