Books with title The Red Sparrow

Easton Press JASON MATTHEWS: Red Sparrow, Signed Edition Personally signed by Jason Matthews Russian state intelligence officer Dominika Egorova is drafted to become a "Sparrow"-a spy trained in the art of seduction to elicit information from their marks. A retired officer of the CIA's Operations Directorate, Jason Matthews is one of top authors of spy fiction writing today. This Easton Press exclusive edition is bound in genuine leather and features a hubbed spine accented with true 22kt gold, gilded page ends, moiré fabric endsheets, and a satin-ribbon bookmark to conveniently mark your place. 6" x 9", 448pp SIGNED EDITION Factory Sealed - Shrink Wrapped

"Who are the best creatures of the world?" You will find the answer in this book. It is a funny, fiction and moral story for both kids and young people.The protagonist is a sparrow who gives a human being a lesson in avarice.It shows that being a greedy person does not make you a happy one.Written in Arabic by Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898-1987) one of the greatest pioneers of Arabic literature. Thus, if you love Arabic literature you will enjoy reading this story.This is the English version presnted by Salaheldin Ashraf.About the translator:Salaheldin Ashraf, a second-year student at the Faculty of Languages and Translation, Al-Azhar University, Egypt.About the author:Tawfiq al-Hakim was a prominent Egyptian writer and visionary. He is one of the pioneers of the Arabic novel and drama.The publication and performance of his play, Ahl al-Kahf (The People of the Cave, 1933) was a significant event in Egyptian drama.Tawfiq al-Hakim is one of the major pioneer figures in modern Arabic literature. In the particular realm of theatre, he fulfills an overarching role as the sole founder of an entire literary tradition, as Taha Hussein had earlier made clear. His struggles on behalf of Arabic drama as a literary genre, its techniques, and its language, are coterminous with the achievement of a central role in contemporary Egyptian political and social life.List of works:A Bullet in the Heart, 1926 (Plays)Leaving Paradise, 1926 (Plays)The Diary of a Country Prosecutor, 1933 (Novel) (translation exists at least into Spanish, German and Swedish)The People of the Cave, 1933 (Play)The Return of the Spirit, 1933 (Novel)Shahrazad, 1934 (Play)Muhammad the Prophet, 1936 (Biography)A Man without a Soul, 1937 (Play)A Sparrow from the East, 1938 (Novel)Ash'ab, 1938 (Novel)The Devil's Era, 1938 (Philosophical Stories)My Donkey told me, 1938 (Philosophical Essays)Braxa/The problem of ruling, 1939 (Play)The Dancer of the Temple, 1939 (Short Stories)Pygmalion, 1942Solomon the Wise, 1943Boss Kudrez's Building, 1948King Oedipus, 1949Soft Hands, 1954Equilibrium, 1955Isis, 1955The Deal, 1956The Sultan's Dilemma, 1960The Tree Climber, 1966The Fate of a Cockroach, 1966Anxiety Bank, 1967The Return of Consciousness, 1974