The storyteller of Jerusalem : the life and times of Wasif Jawhariyyeh, 1904-1948 / edited and introduced by Salim Tamari and Issam Nassar ; translated by Nada Elzeer ; foreword by Rachel Beckles Willson.

The storyteller of Jerusalem : the life and times of Wasif Jawhariyyeh, 1904-1948 / edited and introduced by Salim Tamari and Issam Nassar ; translated by Nada Elzeer ; foreword by Rachel Beckles Willson.

Quds al-ʻUthmānīyah fī al-mudhakkirāt al-Jawharīyah. English

9781566569255 paperback
1566569257 paperback

Northampton, Massachusetts : Olive Branch Press, 2014.

English

xli, 304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

ML420.J285 A313 2014

780.92/2569442

"The memoirs of Wasif Jawhariyyeh are a remarkable treasure trove of writings on the life, culture, music, and history of Jerusalem. Spanning over four decades, from 1904 to 1948, they cover a period of enormous and turbulent change in Jerusalem's history-Ottoman rule, the British mandate, and the run-up to the founding of the state of Israel-but change lived and recalled from the daily vantage point of the street storyteller. Oud player, music lover and ethnographer, poet, collector, partygoer, satirist, civil servant, local historian, devoted son, husband, father, and person of faith, Wasif viewed the life of his city through multiple roles and lenses. The result is a vibrant, unpredictable, sprawling collection of anecdotes, observations, and yearnings as varied as the city itself"--Provided by the publisher.

Translation of: al-Quds al-ʻUthmānīyah fī al-mudhakkirāt al-Jawharīyah.

Includes bibliographical references.

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