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The Mariner - Couverture souple

Alrefai, Taleb

 
9781913043087: The Mariner
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1913043088 ISBN 13 : 9781913043087
Editeur : Banipal Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

Taleb Alrefai turns a spotlight on Kuwait's pearl-fishing history in this enthralling fictional re-telling of that fateful day, 19 February 1979, when the country s famous dhow shipmaster Captain Al-Najdi is lost at sea in a treacherous storm. In between fishing for seabream with two friends, the retired mariner looks back on how the sea has been calling him since childhood, on the punishing work of pearl-divers, and how he became a captain at 14. As he recalls his voyages around the Arabian Peninsula, some with renowned Australian sailor Alan Villiers, he meditates on how the sea was abandoned when pearl-fishing ended with the discovery of synthetic pearls and oil. In a kind of revenge, howling winds and enormous black waves suddenly erupt and quickly engulf the small fishing boat.

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Éditeur
Banipal Publishing
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1913043088
ISBN 13 
9781913043087
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
160
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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