A Child from the Village

by Sayed Qutb

Book Overview

This autobiography tells of the early years of a person who, in later life, would become one of Egypt's most influential radical Islamist thinkers. This memoir - a document of substantial historical value - tells of Sayyid Qutb's childhood in the village of Musha in Upper Egypt. The book documents the era between 1912 and 1918 - a decade of immensely important influence on the creation of modern Egypt. Written with much tenderness toward childhood...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815608055
• ISBN13: 9780815608059
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"