{"product_id":"outside-the-prison-walls-abdalrahman-munif-on-politics-and-literature-paperback","title":"Outside the Prison Walls: Abdalrahman Munif on Politics and Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbdalrahman Munif\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSinan Antoon\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eMaher Jarrar\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Timeless and brilliant ... The interviews with Munif, along with Maher Jarrar's accompanying background essays, offer a master class in the geopolitics of revolutionary knowledge and imagination' \u003c\/b\u003eAmmiel Alcalay, author (with Kholoud Hammad) of \u003ci\u003eImperial Abhorrences \/ For Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A powerful tribute to one of the twentieth century's most important yet underappreciated novelists' \u003c\/b\u003eRosie Bsheer, Associate Professor of History, Harvard University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbdalrahman Munif was a towering, transformative figure in Arabic literature. The author of more than 25 books, he was a public intellectual and an icon of principled opposition to authoritarian regimes. Today, he is one of the most-read novelists in the Arab world. Though he died in 2004, much of his oeuvre feels like it could have been written yesterday. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Jordan, Munif spent much of his adulthood in Iraq, Egypt, and Syria - a lifetime of experience that sharpened his unique perspective on the region's social, political, and economic realities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutside the Prison Walls\u003c\/i\u003e is the first English-language collection bringing together some of Munif's most enduring non-fiction writings with a series of interviews conducted in late 2003, shortly before his death. The essays, interviews, and enlightening commentary by Maher Jarrar take the reader on a journey, intertwining historical and current events in Iraq and the wider region, as well as politics and literature, with the personal story of one of the most important Arab novelists and intellectuals of our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbdalrahman Munif \u003c\/b\u003e(1933-2004) studied law at Baghdad University and later in Cairo and Belgrade, where he received his PhD in the economics of oil, and later lived in Baghdad, Paris, and Damascus. He is best known for his novels, especially the \u003ci\u003eCities of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e quintet, which was banned in Saudi Arabia due to its uncompromising critique of the royal family. In his later life, he opposed the American invasion of Iraq and spent his final years working on non-fiction projects denouncing US imperialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbdalrahman Munif (1933-2004) studied law at Baghdad University and later in Cairo and Belgrade, where he received his PhD in Economics of Oil, and later lived in Baghdad, Paris and Damascus. He is best known for his novels, especially the Cities of Salt quintet, which was banned in Saudi Arabia due to its uncompromising critique of the royal family. In his later life, he opposed the American invasion of Iraq and spent the last years of his life working on non-fiction projects attacking US imperialism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSinan Antoon is an Iraqi poet, novelist, scholar and literary translator. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaher Jarrar is Professor for Arabic and Islamic Studies at the American University of Beirut. He has published numerous books and articles in the field of Islamic studies, Arabic literature and literary criticism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMariam Younes is a German-Lebanese translator and communication officer.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46314791960620,"sku":"9780745351872","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/4QWPdJtnX9780745351872.webp?v=1790787121","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/outside-the-prison-walls-abdalrahman-munif-on-politics-and-literature-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}