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The Cistern
Songs for Abandoned Nests
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Erstverkaufstag: 10.09.2024
Artikel-Nr:
9781914325564
Veröffentl:
2024
Erscheinungsdatum:
10.09.2024
Seiten:
330
Autor:
Abdo Khal
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Abdo Khal was born and raised in Jeddah, in the west of Saudi Arabia, and worked in media and journalism, rising to editor-in-chief of Al Okaz newspaper, before becoming acclaimed as a creative writer. He is known across the Arab world for his distinctive writing style blending the dialect of his region with the traditional high Arabic of the Quran. His writing, often critical of the wealthy elites, confronts the taboos or religion, sex and politics. He is the winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction for Throwing Sparks.
A brutal tale of revenge, insanity and depravity by the winner of the Arabic Booker Prize 2010.