The Puppet - Couverture souple

Al-Koni, Ibrahim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0292723350 ISBN 13 : 9780292723351

Editeur : University of Texas Press, 2010

Synopsis

The Puppet, a mythic tale of greed and political corruption, traces the rise, flourishing, and demise of a Saharan oasis community. Aghulli, a noble if obtuse man who has been chosen leader of the oasis, hankers after the traditional nomadic pastoralist life of the Tuareg. He sees commerce (understood as including trade in gold, marriage, agriculture, and even recreation) as the prime culprit in the loss of the nomadic ethos. Thus he is devastated to learn that his supporters are hoarding gold.

The novel's title notwithstanding, the author has stressed repeatedly that he is not a political author. He says that The Puppet portrays a good man who has been asked to lead a corrupt society. The subplot about star-crossed young lovers introduces a Sufi theme of the possibility of transforming carnal into mystical love. The Puppet, though, is first and foremost a gripping, expertly crafted tale of bloody betrayal and revenge inspired by gold lust and an ancient love affair.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

IBRAHIM AL-KONI, who was born in 1948, is an award-winning Arabic-language novelist, who has already published more than sixty volumes, and a Russian-educated visionary who sees an inevitable interface between myth and contemporary life. A Tuareg, whose mother tongue is Tamasheq, he has been a resident of Switzerland since 1993.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Texas Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0292723350
• ISBN 13: 9780292723351
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 113
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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