The arts of Abbasid prose, author: Abdullah Al-Tatawi

This book's content is organized into seven chapters in addition to the introduction and conclusion: the first chapter deals with the position of prose art in the Abbasid era in terms of background and influences, while the second chapter discusses the Abbasid epistolary art also in terms of background and influences. As for the third chapter, it covers the art of composition and debate, while the fourth chapter discusses the art of maqama. The fifth chapter addresses renewal in the art of realistic storytelling in its early stages, and the sixth chapter completes the art of fictional storytelling. The last chapter discusses the paradoxes of fictional storytelling between forgiveness, followers, and whirlwinds. Number of pages: 263