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Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq

Born

Ashqout, Lebanon

Died

September 20, 1887

Genre

Fiction, Travel

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(Arabic: أحمد فارس الشدياق)

Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq known also as Fares Chidiac, Faris Al Chidiac, Arabic: أحمد فارس الشدياق ‎) was a scholar, writer and journalist who grew up in present-day Lebanon. A Maronite Christian by birth, he later lived in major cities of the Arabic-speaking world, where he had his career. He converted to Protestantism during the nearly two decades that he lived and worked in Cairo, present-day Egypt, from 1825 to 1848. He also spent time on the island of Malta. Participating in an Arabic translation of the Bible in Great Britain that was published in 1857, Faris lived and worked there for 7 years, becoming a British citizen. He next moved to Paris, France for two years in the early 1850s, where he wrote and publish ...more

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Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq’s books

Average rating: 4.14 · 196 ratings · 50 reviews · 15 distinct works

	Leg over Leg: Volume One (Library of Arabic Literature, 6) by Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, أحمد فارس الشدياق, Humphrey Davies (Translator) 4.32 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1855 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leg over Leg: Volumes One and Two (Library of Arabic Literature Book 1) by Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, أحمد فارس الشدياق, Humphrey Davies (Translator) 3.74 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1855 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leg Over Leg: Volume Two by Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, أحمد فارس الشدياق, Humphrey Davies (Translator) 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leg over Leg: Volumes Three and Four (Library of Arabic Literature, 9) by Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, أحمد فارس الشدياق, Humphrey Davies (Translation) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leg over Leg: Volume Three (Library of Arabic Literature, 34) by Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, أحمد فارس الشدياق, Humphrey Davies (Translator) 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leg over Leg: Volume Four (Library of Arabic Literature, 30) by Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, أحمد فارس الشدياق, Humphrey Davies (Translator) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leg over Leg: 4-volume set (Library of Arabic Literature, 46) by Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, Humphrey Davies (Translator), أحمد فارس الشدياق, همفري ديفيز (تحقيق) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kitāb ghunyat al-ṭālib wa-munyat al-rāghib: Durūs fī al-ṣarf wa-al-naḥw wa-ḥurūf al-maʻānī really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ahmad Faris Al Shidyaq (Silsilat Al Amal Al Majhulah) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leg over Leg: Volumes Three and Four 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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