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Anubis: A Desert Novel
Ibrahim Al-Koni
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Description for Anubis: A Desert Novel
Paperback. The tale of one man's quest and survival in the Sahara Desert, set in the framework of Tuareg mythology Translator(s): Hutchins, William M. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
A Tuareg youth ventures into trackless desert on a life-threatening quest to find the father he remembers only as a shadow from his childhood, but the spirit world frustrates and tests his resolve. For a time, he is rewarded with the Eden of a lost oasis, but eventually, as new settlers crowd in, its destiny mimics the rise of human civilization. The Libyan Tuareg author Ibrahim al-Koni, who has earned a reputation as a major figure in Arabic literature with his many novels and collections of short stories, has used Tuareg folklore about Anubis, the ancient Egyptian god of ... Read more
A Tuareg youth ventures into trackless desert on a life-threatening quest to find the father he remembers only as a shadow from his childhood, but the spirit world frustrates and tests his resolve. For a time, he is rewarded with the Eden of a lost oasis, but eventually, as new settlers crowd in, its destiny mimics the rise of human civilization. The Libyan Tuareg author Ibrahim al-Koni, who has earned a reputation as a major figure in Arabic literature with his many novels and collections of short stories, has used Tuareg folklore about Anubis, the ancient Egyptian god of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774166365
SKU
V9789774166365
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About Ibrahim Al-Koni
Ibrahim al-Koni was born in Libya in 1948. 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 studied comparative literature at the Gorky Institute in Moscow and then worked as a journalist in Moscow and Warsaw. In 2010, he received the Arab Novel Award ... Read more
Reviews for Anubis: A Desert Novel
"a true journey into the human psyche." - Cairo Magazine "The desert setting is al-Koni's strength: its expanse, desolation and mystery is powerfully evoked." - Margaret Obank, BANIPAL No. 23, Summer 2005