Kitāb al-imtā wa al-muʾānasah
work by Tawḥīdī
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place in Arabic literature
- In Arabic literature: Al-Jāḥiẓ and Abū Ḥayyān al-Tawḥīdī
…his renowned anthology of anecdotes, Kitāb al-imtāʾ wa al-muʾānasah (“Book of Enjoyment and Bonhomie”), and his often scurrilous commentary on cultural and political infighting, Kitāb mathālib al-wazīrayn (“Book on the Foibles of the Two Ministers”), provide ample justification for his reputation as one of Arabic’s greatest stylists.
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