Abdullah Mena (35 results)

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. vg/vg, mylar covered dj, ex-lib. Australia; 14353.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Time of the Peacock. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. Imprint Classics ed.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

NF/VG+. Small remainder stamp at the top of the front fly-leaf. ; The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover. ; 8vo.; 114 pages. First Edition. Binding is Hardcover.

Condition: New. In English.

PF. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

[viii]+114pp. 8vo. Original cloth with slightly browned dustwrapper, a very good copy. First softcover edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. pp.(viii)+114. 21.5cm. Hard cover in dust jacket. Slight edge wear to the jacket. A good clean copy. (Stories of India and Australia).

Octavo, boards. First edition. Stories of an Indian family living in rural Australia. A fine copy in fine price-clipped dust jacket. (#116268).

[viii]+114pp. 8vo. Original cloth with slightly browned dustwrapper, a very good copy. First edition.

Hardback. Mena Abdullah And Ray Mathew, Angus and Robertson. Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsA celebrated work of Australian short fiction, The Time of the Peacock chronicles the lives of an Indian Muslim family navigating the complexities of identity, belonging, and cultural displacement in rural New South Wales. Through a series of interconnected stories narrated largely through the eyes of a young girl named Nimmi, the collection illuminates the joys and quiet sorrows of living between two worlds - the rich traditions of South Asian heritage and the vast, unfamiliar landscape of mid-twentieth-century Australia. The prose carries a lyrical, tender warmth that transforms everyday moments - a festival, a friendship, a family gathering - into profound meditations on difference and acceptance. Groundbreaking at the time of its 1965 publication, the work remains a landmark in multicultural Australian literature, presenting voices and experiences that had been largely absent from the national literary conversation. Hardback.…

Or.bds. Qtr.cloth. Dustjacket. 114pp. Dustjacket covered in plastic. Bookplate affixed to ffe. Very good copy. 1st US ed. Inscribed by Ray Mathew. A selection of twelve short stories that recount the experiences of a Punjabi Indian family living in Australia. Dark-faced, foreign, their children must emerge from the shelter of the family garden.…

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Some minor rubbing; crease to front flap.; Signed and Inscribed By Author; Signed by Author. Signed.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. These stories re-create a strange and fascinating world, where a child may look through squares of lattice enclosing a garden of Indian jasmine and Kashmiri roses to the sheepyards and paddocks of the Australian countryside. They are unique in their depiction of the life of an Indian family in rural Australia, but they would be distinguished in any case by their quality their crystalline images and lyrical feeling, their sensitive perception of light and shade, of human suffering, exile and joy. These stories re-create a strange and fascinating world, where a child may look through squares of lattice enclosing a garden of Indian jasmine and Kashmiri roses to the sheepyards and paddocks of the Australian countryside. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. Imprint Classics ed.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 106.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 106.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 106.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. These stories re-create a strange and fascinating world, where a child may look through squares of lattice enclosing a garden of Indian jasmine and Kashmiri roses to the sheepyards and paddocks of the Australian countryside. They are unique in their depiction of the life of an Indian family in rural Australia, but they would be distinguished in any case by their quality their crystalline images and lyrical feeling, their sensitive perception of light and shade, of human suffering, exile and joy. These stories re-create a strange and fascinating world, where a child may look through squares of lattice enclosing a garden of Indian jasmine and Kashmiri roses to the sheepyards and paddocks of the Australian countryside. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…