Dates on My Fingers: An Iraqi Novel (Modern Arabic Literature) - Softcover

Al-Ramli, Muhsin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9774166442 ISBN 13: 9789774166440

Verlag: The American University in Cairo Press, 2014

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"A powerful portrait of an oppressed Iraq, Ramli's novel transforms incidents from the recent past into timeless fables, allowing readers to draw their own parallels."--India Stoughton, The Daily Star

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Saleem, fed up with all the violence, religiosity, and strict family hierarchies of his Iraqi village, flees to Spain to establish a new life for himself. But his lonely exile is turned upside down when he encounters his father, Noah, in a Madrid nightclub after not seeing him in more than a decade. Noah looks and acts like a new man, and Saleem sets out to discover the mystery of his father's presence in Spain and his altered life. In doing so, he recalls formative moments in Iraq of familial love, war, and the haunting accidental death of his cousin Aliya, Saleem's partner in the hesitant, tender exploration of sexuality. When the renewed relationship with his father erupts in a violent conflict, Saleem is forced to rediscover his sense of self and the hard-won stability of his life. Through Saleem's experiences and reflections, the fast-paced narrative carries the reader between Spain and Iraq to a surprising resolution.

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• Verlag: The American University in Cairo Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 9774166442
• ISBN 13: 9789774166440
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 200