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" The secret life of Saeed : "
by Emile Habiby ; translated by Salma Khadra Jayyusi and Trevor LeGassick.
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BL
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590923
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b420142
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| Uniform Title
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Waqāʼiʻ al-gharībah fī ikhtifāʼ Saʻīd Abī al-Naḥs al-Mutashāʼil.English
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| Main Entry
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Hạbībī, Imīl.
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| Title & Author
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The secret life of Saeed : : the Pessoptimist /\ by Emile Habiby ; translated by Salma Khadra Jayyusi and Trevor LeGassick.
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| Publication Statement
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Brooklyn, N.Y. :: Interlink Books,, 2002.
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| Series Statement
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Emerging voices
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xxii, 169 pages ;; 21 cm.
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| ISBN
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1566564158
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: 9781566564151
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-169).
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| Abstract
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Saeed is a Palestinian informant in Israel whose story is told in the form of letters to an unnamed correspondent after Saeed has escaped to outer space with the help of an extraterrestrial friend. He tries to gain favor by being the best informant, but his bad luck and dim wit guarantee his failure; his life is lived in constant fear, yet he is never without hope.
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Jewish-Arab relations, Fiction.
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| Dewey Classification
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892.7/36
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PJ7828.B53W313 2002
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Jayyusi, Salma Khadra.
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Le Gassick, Trevor.
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