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The Witch Doctor of Umm Suqeim
Craig Hawes
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Description for The Witch Doctor of Umm Suqeim
Hardcover. A vision of contemporary Dubai from the perspective of a variety of expats from different parts of the world, telling tales of hardship and the high-life, paranoia and alienation, cruelty and love. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
A vision of contemporary Dubai from the perspective of a variety of expats from different parts of the world, telling tales of hardship and the high-life, paranoia and alienation, cruelty and love. The locations switch from parties at mansions to high-rise apartment blocks, taxi interiors to gyms, featuring an array of characters that span the city's wide social spectrum.
A vision of contemporary Dubai from the perspective of a variety of expats from different parts of the world, telling tales of hardship and the high-life, paranoia and alienation, cruelty and love. The locations switch from parties at mansions to high-rise apartment blocks, taxi interiors to gyms, featuring an array of characters that span the city's wide social spectrum.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Parthian Books
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Cardigan, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908946706
SKU
V9781908946706
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-32
About Craig Hawes
Craig Hawes grew up in Briton Ferry, South Wales. He has worked as a journalist in London and Dubai, where he currently lives. His short stories have appeared in several publications and prize-winning anthologies and been broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
Reviews for The Witch Doctor of Umm Suqeim
'A writer who is clearly an exquisite stylist, with copious and choice vocabulary and a succinct restraint of manner.' Stevie Davies This is how we need to assess culture clash and, indeed, general confrontation born from intractable socio-political differences; with cool, clear, precise and prismatic prose. Hawes does exactly this with tremendous skill and sensitivity' Niall Griffiths 'The prose is ... Read more