1,001 proverbs from Tunisia

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1,001 proverbs from Tunisia

Isaac Yetiv ; preface by Hédi Bouraoui

Three Continents Press, c1987

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One thousand one proverbs from Tunisia

One thousand and one proverbs from Tunisia

1001 proverbs from Tunisia

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Each proverb is presented in transliterated Arabic, with a literal English translation, and alternative translations and/or explanatory material

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The son of a Tunisian Jewish family, Yetiv attempts to preserve some of the wisdom contained in a tradition that may be dying out. Each proverb is presented in transliterated Arabic, with both a literal English translation and an alternative translation that provides a context more familiar to a Western reader.

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