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WHAT EVERY EDUCATED CITIZEN OF THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW IN THE 21ST CENTURY: INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN LITERATURE—CHINUA ACHEBE’S “THINGS FALL APART.” WOLE SOYINKA’S “DEATH AND THE KING’S HORSEMAN,” J.M. COETZEE, LEOPOLD SENGHOR, NADINE GORDIMER & NAGUIB MAFOUZ —-FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on August 26, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe My rating: 5 of 5 stars WHAT EVERY EDUCATED CITIZEN OF THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW IN THE 21ST CENTURY: INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN LITERATURE—CHINUA ACHEBE’S “THINGS FALL APART.” WOLE SOYINKA’S “DEATH AND THE KING’S … Continue reading →

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CLASSICAL ARABIC AND ISLAMIC MASTERPIECES OF WORLD LITERATURE FROM THE ISLAMIC GOLDEN AGE—–“THE KORAN,” AL-KHANSA, HAFIZ, ABU-NAWAS, RUMI, AL-JAHIZ, “ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS,” IBN SINA (AVICENNA), IBN RUSHD (AVERROES),IBN ARABI, IBN-TUFAIL (ABUBACER) & AL-HALLAJ—FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on August 12, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

The Koran by Anonymous My rating: 5 of 5 stars CLASSICAL ARABIC AND ISLAMIC MASTERPIECES OF WORLD LITERATURE FROM THE ISLAMIC GOLDEN AGE—–“THE KORAN,” AL-KHANSA, HAFIZ, ABU-NAWAS, RUMI, AL-JAHIZ, “ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS,” IBN SINA (AVICENNA), IBN RUSHD (AVERROES),IBN … Continue reading →

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SCHEHERAZADE AND HER OFFSPRING—-“A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, ARABIAN ENTERTAINMENT,” JOHN BARTH’S “DUNYAZADIAD,” ITALO CALVINO’S “INVISIBLE CITIES,” GÜNELI GÜN’S “ROAD FROM BAGHDAD,” AND ASSIA DJEBAR’S “A SISTER TO SHEHERAZADE”—-FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on July 30, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights by Anonymous My rating: 5 of 5 stars SCHEHERAZADE AND HER OFFSPRING—-“A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, ARABIAN ENTERTAINMENT,” JOHN BARTH’S “DUNYAZADIAD,” ITALO CALVINO’S “INVISIBLE CITIES,” GÜNELI GÜN’S “ROAD FROM BAGHDAD,” … Continue reading →

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THE MEETING OF THE FOUR WORLDS THAT GAVE BIRTH TO THE TWO WORLDS THAT BECAME OUR WORLD—EL CID—THE EPIC SAGA OF THE IDEAL NOBLE LORD IN THE CROSS-CULTURAL WORLD OF THE 12TH CENTURY IBERIAN PENINSULA—-FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on June 18, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

El Cid by Geraldine McCaughrean My rating: 4 of 5 stars THE MEETING OF THE FOUR WORLDS THAT GAVE BIRTH TO THE TWO WORLDS THAT BECAME OUR WORLD—EL CID—THE EPIC SAGA OF THE IDEAL NOBLE LORD IN THE CROSS-CULTURAL WORLD … Continue reading →

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