The Trench - Couverture rigide

Munif, Abdelrahman; Munif, Abd Al-Rahman

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0394576721 ISBN 13 : 9780394576725

Editeur : Pantheon Books, 1991

Synopsis

Book by Abdelrahman Munif

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

From one of the most highly regarded writers of Arabic literature, Trench is the second volume in the epic quintet Cities of Salt. Tracing the economic history of the Arabic world, Munif picks up where Vol. I left off, with the effects of the discovery of oil reserves in the region beginning to show their true colors. Following The Doctor as he is invited by the Sultan of Harran, the character watches as the royalty succumbs to corruption and greed, and in turn, the political and natural destruction of his homeland.

Praise for Trench

“Munif’s wonderful novel is a welcome corrective. . . . [It] deepens, enriches and above all humanizes whatever sense of Arab culture we may have.”— The New York Times Book Review
 
“[T]his sly, patient dissection of a sultanate grown too rich for its own survival makes it clear why the author lost his own Saudi citizenship.”— Kirkus Reviews

Biographie de l'auteur

Abdul Rahman Munif was a Saudi novelist. His novels included strong political elements as well as mockeries of the Middle Eastern elite classes. His work so offended the rulers of Saudi Arabia that many of his books were banned and his Saudi citizenship revoked. His books included Cities of Salt, The Trench, and Variations on Night and Day. Munif died in 2004.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pantheon Books
• Date d'édition: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0394576721
• ISBN 13: 9780394576725
• Reliure: Relié