The Tongue Of Adam

Abdelfattah Kilito

NEW DIRECTIONS

The Tongue Of Adam

Abdelfattah Kilito
EssaysNDP1362First published 2016

In the beginning there was one language—one tongue that Adam used to compose the first poem, an elegy for Abel. “These days, no one bothers to ask about the tongue of Adam. It is a naive question, vaguely embarrassing and irksome, like questions posed by c...

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The Tongue Of Adam

Abdelfattah Kilito

NEW DIRECTIONS
PaperbackNDP1362

November 2016

9780811224932