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Description for Bamboo Stalk
Paperback. Translator(s): Wright, Jonathan. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Josephine comes to Kuwait from the Philippines to work as a maid. She meets Rashid, and with all the wide-eyed naivety of youth, believes she has found true love. But when she becomes pregnant, and with the rumble of the Gulf War growing louder, Rashid abandons her and sends her home with their baby son, Jose. Brought up struggling with his dual identity in the Philippines, Jose clings to the hope of returning to his fathers country when he turns eighteen. Will his Kuwaiti family live up to his expectations? Alsanousi crafts a captivating saga that boldly deals with issues ... Read more
Josephine comes to Kuwait from the Philippines to work as a maid. She meets Rashid, and with all the wide-eyed naivety of youth, believes she has found true love. But when she becomes pregnant, and with the rumble of the Gulf War growing louder, Rashid abandons her and sends her home with their baby son, Jose. Brought up struggling with his dual identity in the Philippines, Jose clings to the hope of returning to his fathers country when he turns eighteen. Will his Kuwaiti family live up to his expectations? Alsanousi crafts a captivating saga that boldly deals with issues ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
411g
Number of Pages
510
Place of Publication
, Qatar
ISBN
9789927101793
SKU
V9789927101793
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Ref
99-2
About Saud Alsanousi
Saud Alsanousi is a Kuwaiti novelist and journalist, born in 1981. His work has appeared in a number of Kuwaiti publications, including Al-Watan newspaper and Al-Arabi and he currently writes for Al-Qabas newspaper. He lives in Kuwait City. Jonathan Wright has translated a dozen novels and other major works from Arabic to English, starting in 2008 ... Read more
Reviews for Bamboo Stalk
Ambitious, cultivated and brave Financial Times Saud Alsanousi is an important emerging literary voice Susan Abulhawa, author of Mornings in Jenin Alsanousi is a voice of conscience
Boyd Tonkin The Independent Engrossing, political and heartfelt
Bidisha Great wit and lightness of touch. Truly cosmopolitan and deeply humane
Robin Yassin-Kabab, author of The Road from Damascus The National ... Read more
Boyd Tonkin The Independent Engrossing, political and heartfelt
Bidisha Great wit and lightness of touch. Truly cosmopolitan and deeply humane
Robin Yassin-Kabab, author of The Road from Damascus The National ... Read more