Al - Ramli Muhsin
Al - Ramli Muhsin - Dates On My Fingers An Iraqi Novel - Paperback
Al - Ramli Muhsin - Dates On My Fingers An Iraqi Novel - Paperback
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Description: Saleem fed up with all the violence religiosity and strict family hierarchies of his Iraqi village flees to Spain to establish a new life for himself. But his lonely exile is turned upside down when he encounters his father Noah in a Madrid nightclub after not seeing him in more than a decade. Noah looks and acts like a new man and Saleem sets out to discover the mystery of his father's presence in Spain and his altered life. In doing so he recalls formative moments in Iraq of familial love war and the haunting accidental death of his cousin Aliya Saleem's partner in the hesitant tender exploration of sexuality. When the renewed relationship with his father erupts in a violent conflict Saleem is forced to rediscover his sense of self and the hard - won stability of his life. Through Saleem's experiences and reflections the fast - paced narrative carries the reader between Spain and Iraq to a surprising resolution.
Title: Dates On My Fingers An Iraqi Novel
Author(s): Al - Ramli Muhsin
Publisher: The American University In Cairo Press
Barcode: 9789774166440
Pages: 200 Pages
Publication Date: 6/30/2014
Category: Political / Legal Thriller
Description: Saleem fed up with all the violence religiosity and strict family hierarchies of his Iraqi village flees to Spain to establish a new life for himself. But his lonely exile is turned upside down when he encounters his father Noah in a Madrid nightclub after not seeing him in more than a decade. Noah looks and acts like a new man and Saleem sets out to discover the mystery of his father's presence in Spain and his altered life. In doing so he recalls formative moments in Iraq of familial love war and the haunting accidental death of his cousin Aliya Saleem's partner in the hesitant tender exploration of sexuality. When the renewed relationship with his father erupts in a violent conflict Saleem is forced to rediscover his sense of self and the hard - won stability of his life. Through Saleem's experiences and reflections the fast - paced narrative carries the reader between Spain and Iraq to a surprising resolution.
Title: Dates On My Fingers An Iraqi Novel
Author(s): Al - Ramli Muhsin
Publisher: The American University In Cairo Press
Barcode: 9789774166440
Pages: 200 Pages
Publication Date: 6/30/2014
Category: Political / Legal Thriller
