198x129mm, 256 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 9781914325595 Price: £12.50 Available: October 2024 
Ten Weeks Near The River |
Ten Weeks near the River
Abdullah Al-Wesali A powerful evocation of alienation, seen through the eyes of an Arab visitor to the USA during the Arab Spring.
Mira, an American-born Arab girl, is thrown into the unknown by her experience as a translator. Wresting with the societal conflict and political problems that erupted among Arab writers who were carried with their passion for the opportunities of the so-called ‘Arab Spring’, Mira is forced to confront contradictory positions.
Terrorism, women’s rights, and mutual self-accusation all only increase the rift among the differing factions. Seeking refuge, Mira delves ever deeper into the works of other writers hoping to discover the souls of those textual creators whose works she intends to translate. |
Abdullah Al-Wesali, a storyteller, novelist, critic and translator, holds awards for his novels and short stories and an award for theatre scriptwriting. His themes explore the decline of political Islam in America following the “Arab Spring” and the widespread rise of Sufism.
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