How Long to Read What ʿĪsā Ibn Hishām Told Us

How Long Does it Take to Read What ʿĪsā Ibn Hishām Told Us?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 27 minutes to read What ʿĪsā Ibn Hishām Told Us by Muḥammad al-Muwayliḥī

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Trenchant and witty critiques of life in Cairo under British rule What ʿĪsā ibn Hishām Told Us is a masterpiece of early twentieth-century Arabic prose. Penned by the Egyptian journalist Muḥammad al-Muwayliḥī, this highly original work was first introduced in serialized form in his family’s pioneering newspaper Miṣbāḥ al-Sharq (Light of the East) and later published in book form in 1907. Widely hailed for its erudition and mordant wit, What ʿĪsā ibn Hishām Told Us was embraced by Egypt’s burgeoning reading public and soon became required reading for generations of school students. Bridging classical genres and modern Arabic fiction, What ʿĪsā ibn Hishām Told Us is divided into two parts. Sarcastic in tone and critical in outlook, the first part of the book relates the excursions of its narrator, ʿĪsā ibn Hishām, and his companion, the Pasha, through a rapidly westernizing Cairo and provides vivid commentary on a society negotiating—however imperfectly—the clash between traditional norms and imported cultural values. The second half takes the narrator to Paris to visit the Exposition Universelle of 1900, where al-Muwaylihi casts a critical eye on European society, modernity, and the role of Western imperialism as it ripples across the globe. Paving the way for the modern Arabic novel, What ʿĪsā ibn Hishām Told Us is invaluable both for its insight into colonial Egypt and its pioneering role in Arabic literary history. An English-only edition.

How long is What ʿĪsā Ibn Hishām Told Us?

What ʿĪsā Ibn Hishām Told Us by Muḥammad al-Muwayliḥī is 608 pages long, and a total of 156,864 words.

This makes it 205% the length of the average book. It also has 192% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read What ʿĪsā Ibn Hishām Told Us Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 17 minutes to read What ʿĪsā Ibn Hishām Told Us aloud.

What Reading Level is What ʿĪsā Ibn Hishām Told Us?

What ʿĪsā Ibn Hishām Told Us is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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