Ḥikāyat abī al-qas̄im : a literary banquet / Emily Selove.
Re-introduces a poorly understood, provocative and unusual work to a new audience. Hikayat Abi al-Qasim, probably written in the 11th century by the otherwise unknown al-Azdi, tells the story of a gate-crasher from Baghdad named Abu l-Qasim, who shows up uninvited at a party in Isfahan. Dressed as a...
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