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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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WORLD LITERATURE CLASSICS FROM MUGHAL DYNASTY INDIA—GHALIB–MASTER OF THE LOVE GHAZAL, SAUDA–MASTER SATIRIST, KABIR–POET SAINT OF RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE, MIR TAQI MIR, BANARASIDAS, BABUR, JAHANGIR AND AKBAR THE GREAT—FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on August 19, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

Love Sonnets of Ghalib by Sarfaraz Niazi My rating: 4 of 5 stars WORLD LITERATURE CLASSICS FROM MUGHAL DYNASTY INDIA—GHALIB–MASTER OF THE LOVE GHAZAL, SAUDA–MASTER SATIRIST, KABIR–POET SAINT OF RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE, MIR TAQI MIR, BANARASIDAS, BABUR, JAHANGIR AND AKBAR THE … Continue reading →

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WORLD LITERATURE CLASSICS FROM OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND TURKISH LITERATURE—NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATE ORHAN PAMUK’S “ISTANBUL” AND THE CONCEPT OF “HUZUN,” EVLIYA CELEBI–THE TURKISH MARCO POLO’S “BOOK OF TRAVELS,” MIHRI KHATUN & MIMAR SINAN–THE TURKISH MICHELANGELO OF ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE, LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU’S “THE TURKISH EMBASSY LETTERS,” FUZULI, & NEDIM———-FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on August 16, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk My rating: 5 of 5 stars WORLD LITERATURE CLASSICS FROM OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND TURKISH LITERATURE—NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATE ORHAN PAMUK’S “ISTANBUL” AND THE CONCEPT OF “HUZUN,” EVLIYA CELEBI–THE TURKISH MARCO POLO’S “BOOK OF … 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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PERSIAN MASTERPIECES OF WORLD LITERATURE–RUMI’S “BOOK OF LOVE & SUFI POEMS,” OMAR KHAYYAM’S “RUBAIYAT,” ATTAR’S “PARLIAMENT OF THE BIRDS,” NIZAMI’S “LAYLA & MAJNUN,” FIRDUSI’S “SHAHNAMA,” POEMS AND GHAZALS OF HAFIZ & GHALIB —FROM THE WORLD LITERATURE FORUM RECOMMENDED CLASSICS AND MASTERPIECES SERIES VIA GOODREADS—-ROBERT SHEPPARD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Posted on August 7, 2013 by robertalexandersheppard

The Book of Love: Poems of Ecstasy and Longing by Rumi My rating: 5 of 5 stars PERSIAN MASTERPIECES OF WORLD LITERATURE–RUMI’S “BOOK OF LOVE & SUFI POEMS,” OMAR KHAYYAM’S “RUBAIYAT,” ATTAR’S “PARLIAMENT OF THE BIRDS,” NIZAMI’S “LAYLA & MAJNUN,” … 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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