The teeth of the comb and other stories
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Collins, C. J., 1977- Translator
Published
New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2017.
Status
Central - Adult Fiction
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Published
New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
102 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
General Note
Translated from the Arabic.
General Note
"A New Directions Paperback Original" -- Title page.
Description
Personified animals (snakes, wolves, sheep), natural things (a swamp, a lake, a rainbow, trees), mankind's creations (trucks, swords, zeroes) are all characters in The Teeth of the Comb. They aspire, they plot, they hope, they destroy, they fail, they love. These wonderful small stories animate new realities and make us see our reality anew. Reading Alomar's sly moral fables and sharp political allegories, the reader always sits up a little straighter, and a little wiser. Here is the title story: Some of the teeth of the comb were envious of the class differences that exist between humans. They strived desperately to increase their height, and, when they succeeded, began to look with disdain on their colleagues below. After a little while the comb's owner felt a desire to comb his hair. But when he found the comb in this state he threw it in the garbage.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Alomar, O., & Collins, C. J. (2017). The teeth of the comb and other stories . New Directions Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alomar, Osama, 1968- and C. J. Collins. 2017. The Teeth of the Comb and Other Stories. New Directions Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alomar, Osama, 1968- and C. J. Collins. The Teeth of the Comb and Other Stories New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Alomar, Osama, and C. J. Collins. The Teeth of the Comb and Other Stories New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2017.
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