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Life on Hold: A Saudi Arabian Novel (Modern Arabic Literature)
Fahd Al-Atiq
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Description for Life on Hold: A Saudi Arabian Novel (Modern Arabic Literature)
Paperback. Translator(s): Wright, Jonathan, M D. Series: Modern Arabic Literature (Paperback). Num Pages: 113 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 8. Weight in Grams: 146.
Riyadh is a city of masks, a city "like a pressure cooker that's about to explode," a city that sleeps on a pile of words that no one dares utter. Saudi society has split into two camps, one adopting the slogan that God is strict in punishment, the other that God is merciful and forgiving. In the background the media trumpets that everything is perfect. Saudi writer Fahd al-Atiq explores this world through the character of Khaled, whose dysfunctional life, humdrum but rich in memories and introspection, bridges the gap between the old impoverished world of Najd and the consumerism ... Read more
Riyadh is a city of masks, a city "like a pressure cooker that's about to explode," a city that sleeps on a pile of words that no one dares utter. Saudi society has split into two camps, one adopting the slogan that God is strict in punishment, the other that God is merciful and forgiving. In the background the media trumpets that everything is perfect. Saudi writer Fahd al-Atiq explores this world through the character of Khaled, whose dysfunctional life, humdrum but rich in memories and introspection, bridges the gap between the old impoverished world of Najd and the consumerism ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Number of pages
113
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Modern Arabic Literature (Paperback)
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774165665
SKU
V9789774165665
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About Fahd Al-Atiq
Fahd al-Atiq was born and lives in Saudi Arabia. He is the author of five collections of short stories and two novels. Life on Hold is his first book to appear in English. Jonathan Wright is the translator of On the State of Egypt by Alaa Al Aswany (AUC Press, 2011).
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