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Life on Hold

- A Saudi Arabian Novel
Af: Fahd Al-Atiq Engelsk Paperback

Life on Hold

- A Saudi Arabian Novel
Af: Fahd Al-Atiq Engelsk Paperback
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Riyadh is a city of masks, a city “like a pressure cooker that’s about to explode,” a city that sleeps on a pile of words that no one dares utter. Saudi society has split into two camps, one adopting the slogan that God is strict in punishment, the other that God is merciful and forgiving. In the background the media trumpets that everything is perfect. Saudi writer Fahd al-Atiq explores this world through the character of Khaled, whose dysfunctional life, humdrum but rich in memories and introspection, bridges the gap between the old impoverished world of Najd and the consumerism of the years after the various oil booms, symbolized in this novel by the family’s move from the lively back streets of the old city to an isolated dream villa in the new suburbs, where their dreams are never quite fulfilled and their lives remain permanently ‘on hold.’
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Riyadh is a city of masks, a city “like a pressure cooker that’s about to explode,” a city that sleeps on a pile of words that no one dares utter. Saudi society has split into two camps, one adopting the slogan that God is strict in punishment, the other that God is merciful and forgiving. In the background the media trumpets that everything is perfect. Saudi writer Fahd al-Atiq explores this world through the character of Khaled, whose dysfunctional life, humdrum but rich in memories and introspection, bridges the gap between the old impoverished world of Najd and the consumerism of the years after the various oil booms, symbolized in this novel by the family’s move from the lively back streets of the old city to an isolated dream villa in the new suburbs, where their dreams are never quite fulfilled and their lives remain permanently ‘on hold.’
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 128
ISBN-13: 9789774165665
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 9774165667
Udg. Dato: 30 sep 2012
Længde: 8mm
Bredde: 133mm
Højde: 200mm
Forlag: The American University in Cairo Press
Oplagsdato: 30 sep 2012
Forfatter(e): Fahd Al-Atiq
Forfatter(e) Fahd Al-Atiq


Kategori Moderne Samtidslitteratur


ISBN-13 9789774165665


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 128


Udgave


Længde 8mm


Bredde 133mm


Højde 200mm


Udg. Dato 30 sep 2012


Oplagsdato 30 sep 2012


Forlag The American University in Cairo Press