This volume comprises a translation of the first post-modernist
historical Arabic novella, You as of Today, by the renowned Jordanian
writer Tayseer al-Sboul, and his two short stories "Red Indian" and "The
Rooster's Cry." "Red Indian" and "The Rooster's Cry" complement You as
of Today by providing, with striking transparency and precision,
narratives that examine man's journey to self-discovery through events
that are culturally unique, transparent, and at times shocking. This
volume is rich with tales of war, love, politics, censorship, and the
search for self in a complex and conflicting Arab world at a critical
time in its history. In a captivating style consistent with the nature
of events narrated in the text, al-Sboul unveils the inner nature of
social, political, and religious patterns of life in Arab society with
an honesty and skill that renders You as of Today My Homeland a
testimony of human experiences that transcend the boundaries of time and
place.