Author: Tumova, Jirina; editor.
Title: Literatures of the Near East in Czechoslovakia 1945-March 1963 .
Description: Prague: Czechoslovak P.E.N. 1963. 1963. - Octavo, cream cloth. There is light foxing & staining to the covers and the head & tail of the spine. 63 & [1] pages plus colophon. There is a previous owner's blind stamp on the front endpaper. The book is lightly cracked at page 13. The binding is slightly bowed. Good.

Limited edition of 1,100 copies.

Published on the occasion of the 32nd Congress of the International P.E.N. which was held in Iran in April 1963. It was the first time that a Near East country had hosted the event.

This book covers Persian, Tajik, Arab, Czech and Turkish literature and Czech translations of Arab poetry. There is an essay printed in English and French on each subject followed by a bibliography. Good.

Keywords: LITERATURE; LITERATURES OF THE NEAR EAST IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1945-MARCH 1963; PERSIAN LITERATURE; TAJIK LITERATURE; ARAB LITERATURE; TURKISH LITERATURE; CZECH LITERATURE; CZECH TRANSLATIONS OF ARAB POETRY; ESSAYS; BIBLIOGRAPHIES; REFERENCE; JIRINA TUMOVA, E

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