TEXTS
Required Novels (note: many of these are available in electronic formats for e-book readers for considerably less than bookstore prices, many are also available through the library):
- Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
- The Journey of Ibn Fattouma by Naguib Mahfouz
- Empress Orchid by Anchee Min
- Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Additional readings in handout or online (see Springboard Content section as well):
The Bhagavad Gita:
- Baghavad Gita (with original Hindu text and translations verse by verse)
- The Bhagavad-Gita (translation by Jayaram V)
- The Bagavadgita: a Modern Prose Translation
The Arabian Nights:
- 1001 Arabian Nights (translated by Geraldine McCaughrean)
- Alf Layla wa Layla (both Lang and Burton translations)
- Arabian Nights (translated by Andrew Lang)
Cinderella Tales
- “Egyptian
- “The Story of Tam & Cam”
- “The Wicked Stepmother”
- “Yeh Shen”
- “The Silken Tassel”
Miscellaneous other folktales/poetry:
Love poetry of non-western cultures:
- The Song of Solomon (King James version)
- Song of Solomon (Revised Standard version)
- Song of Songs
- Love Poetry of Ancient Egypt Ancient Tamil Poetry
- Shijing: The Book of Songs
