The Adventures of Sayf Ben Dhi Yazan

Jayyusi, Lena translates and narrates

An Arab folk epic written between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries; featuring a king of Yemen from the sixth century who cuts a swathe through Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan; introduction by Harry Norris (19pp.); glossary of names and places.

Publisher: Indiana University Press. First American edition 1990
Edition: First Edition
Place Published: Bloomington, Indiana
Review copy with promotional sheet laid in. Fine in dustwrapper.


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