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When the library was stolen: On the Private Archive of Abd Al-Rahman Munif- Fehras Publishing Practices/ (Record no. 5635)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789953582740
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title When the library was stolen: On the Private Archive of Abd Al-Rahman Munif- Fehras Publishing Practices/
Remainder of title عندما سرقت المكتبة: في أرشيف المكتبة المنزلية للروائي عبد الرحمن منيف- فهرس الممارسات النشرية
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Fehras Publishing Practices, Berlin; Dar Al-Tanweer دار التنوير, Beirut;
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2017
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 302p;
Dimensions 25x18cm
490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Series of Disappearances
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. In 2015 the private library of the author and novelist Abd Al-Rahman Munif was burglarized in his residence in Damascus. Munif is considered as one of the most renowned authors and novelists in the Arab world. During his lifetime, he lived in various Arabic and European countries settling in Damascus the last thirty years of his life until his death in 2004. He has published numerous books, novels and studies in the field of literature. In the thick contents of Abd Al-Rahman Munif’s library we can read the political and cultural movements of the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa. In that regard, it is a distinctive case study for a research into the archives of the Arab private library, a central hub for publications. Munif’s biography and his migrations represent finely the trajectories of the Arab intellectual and of his library: Munif was a Saudi writer who relocated and migrated continuously between different countries his entire life. He was also a collector of books. In every place he settled, he set up a personal library at home. His peregrinations began in the 1940s and lasted until the late 1980s. Munif lost some of his libraries, but he managed to bring most of them to Damascus, to his main library, enriched by all the changing historical eras and cultural lives he experienced. Munif’s library uncovers the metamorphosis of knowledge production and publishing practices in Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa region. The book is based on a long-term research by Fehras Publishing Practices followed by cataloging it’s content that counts approx. 10.000 publications. When the Library Was Stolen is in three chapters. This first features selected texts addressing the library as a space, publication practices in the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa, and archiving publications with contributions from: Amer Bader Hassoun (Archivist, publisher and collector), Suad Kawadri (The wife of Abd Al-Rahman Munif), Hassan Yaghi (Publisher), Franck Mermier (Anthropologist), Fehras Publishing Practices & Nadia Saleh (Radio Producer). The second chapter includes a catalogue documenting approx. 10.000 publications of the library, and the third presents the photographs of Munif’s library. These are the key documentary materials that set the foundations for the content of the book. ----This book will be issued within the »Series Of Disappearances«. The series examines the relocating of knowledge due to the displacement of libraries and books. It follows their disappearances and transformations within social, political and economic changes in the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa.
546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE
Language note English; Arabic
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element N7560-8266 Visual Arts. Special subjects of art
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Personal archive
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Private library
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651 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Syria
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700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Abo Faraj, Nour نور أبو فرج
9 (RLIN) 7888
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Personal name Fehras Publishing Practices فهرس الممارسات النشرية
9 (RLIN) 7889
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Personal name Franck Mermier
9 (RLIN) 7890
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Personal name Haqqi, Yahya يحيى حقّي
9 (RLIN) 7891
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Personal name Hassoun, Amer Bader عامر بدر حسون
9 (RLIN) 7892
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Personal name Houssami, Eyad إياد حسامي
9 (RLIN) 7893
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Personal name Kawadri, Suad سعاد قوادري
9 (RLIN) 7894
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Personal name Saleh, Nadia نادية صالح
9 (RLIN) 7895
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Personal name Yaghi, Hassan حسن ياغي
9 (RLIN) 7896
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Koha item type Book
956 ## - LOCAL ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS (OCLC)
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Host name SAFL
Access number SAFL
Path 2019-04-28
Operating system N7560-8266 62.169
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Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Damaged status Not for loan Collection Home library Current library Date acquired Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
        Visual Arts Flying Saucer Library Flying Saucer Library 04/28/2019   N7560-8266 62.169   06/03/2025 06/03/2025 Book
        Visual Arts SAF Reference Library SAF Reference Library 04/28/2019   N7560-8266 62.169 5635 06/03/2025 06/03/2025 Book
        Visual Arts SAF Reference Library SAF Reference Library 04/28/2019   N7560-8266 62.169   06/03/2025 06/03/2025 Book
        Visual Arts SAF Reference Library SAF Reference Library 04/28/2019   N7560-8266 62.169   06/03/2025 06/03/2025 Book

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