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Stones of Bobello
Edwar Al-Kharrat
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Description for Stones of Bobello
Paperback. Set in the small town called Tarrana in the Nile Delta in the 1930s, this book revolves around nine episodes in the life of a sensitive young Christian boy - a montage of philosophical, mythical, and psychological perspectives that highlights the struggle between polarities of man and woman, Copt and Muslim, dreams and reality. Translator(s): Starkey, Paul. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
Set in the small town called Tarrana in the Nile Delta in the 1930s, Stones of Bobello revolves around nine episodes in the life of a sensitive young Christian boy - a montage of philosophical, mythical, and psychological perspectives that highlights the struggle between polarities of man and woman, Copt and Muslim, dreams and reality.Told in a heartbreakingly lyrical language that rarefies the most ordinary, mundane events, and brings startlingly to life the torpid climate of the Egyptian Delta, the language in Stones of Bobello allows for moments of erotic fantasy as well as an imaginative space where dreams and ... Read more
Set in the small town called Tarrana in the Nile Delta in the 1930s, Stones of Bobello revolves around nine episodes in the life of a sensitive young Christian boy - a montage of philosophical, mythical, and psychological perspectives that highlights the struggle between polarities of man and woman, Copt and Muslim, dreams and reality.Told in a heartbreakingly lyrical language that rarefies the most ordinary, mundane events, and brings startlingly to life the torpid climate of the Egyptian Delta, the language in Stones of Bobello allows for moments of erotic fantasy as well as an imaginative space where dreams and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Saqi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780863565168
SKU
V9780863565168
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Ref
99-3
About Edwar Al-Kharrat
Edwar Al-Kharrat is a novelist, poet, critic, translator and editor. He was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1926. Among his awards are the prestigious Oweiss Prize (the Arab world's largest prize for writers and intellectuals) and the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature. He was awarded the State Merit Award for Literature in 2000.Paul Starkey teaches Arabic language and literature at ... Read more
Reviews for Stones of Bobello
'Kharrat's prose is carefully wrought and offers ... richly melancholy pleasures.' TLS 'The mundane and the mystical meet in ... the finest prose.' Jordan Times Praise for Edwar al-Kharrat: 'More Proust than Durrell, and I think worthy of the comparison.'Doris Lessing 'A rich and rare achievement, gem-clear, mysteriously shimmering.' Guardian