Gold Dust (Modern Arabic Literature)
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (662 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9774167392 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Rejected by his tribe and hunted by the kin of the man he killed, Ukhayyad and his thoroughbred camel flee across the desolate Tuareg deserts of the Sahara. Between bloody wars against the Italians in the north and famine raging in the south, Ukhayyad rides for the remote rock caves of Jebel Hasawna. There, he says farewell to the mount who has been his companion through thirst, disease, lust, and loneliness. Gold Dust is a classic story of the brotherhood between man and beast, the thread of companionship that is all the difference between life and death in the desert. Alone in the desert, haunted by the prophetic cave paintings of ancient hunting scenes and the cries
"Five Stars" according to deejay teo. Important novel, by an author who was just named one of 10 finalists for the Man Booker International Prize.. "Revolution" according to Leslie Arthur. Great book with a accurate translation from the original Arabic. Very relevant considering the recentevents in Egypt.
A Tuareg who writes in Arabic, he spent his childhood in the desert and learned to read and write Arabic when he was twelve. He was awarded the Sheikh Zayed Prize for Literature in 2008, and he was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize in 2015.Elliott Colla is associate professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at Georgetown University. He has translated a number of Arab
An encyclopaedic writer who has digested mythologies of the ancient world and literature of the modern world, al-Koni has both a poetic bent and a mystical inclination." - Ferial Ghazoul, Al Ahram Weekly" . "A true journey into the human psyche." - Cairo Magazine * "The desert setting is al-Koni's strength: its expanse, desolation, and mystery are powerfully evoked." - Margaret Obank, Banipal * "Al-Koni's novels are aesthetic renderings of the passions of the desert and of the rich legends and cosmology of his people