Alif the Unseen

Informationen zum Autor G. Willow Wilson was born in New Jersey in 1982. After graduating with a degree in History and coursework in Arabic language and literature, she moved to Cairo, where she became a contributor to the Egyptian opposition weekly Cairo Magazine until it closed in 2005. She has written for politics and culture blogs across the political spectrum, and has previously written a graphic novel, Cairo , illustrated by M. K. Perker, and a series of comics based on her own experiences, for D.C. Comics. Winner of the 2013 World Fantasy Award: a compelling and bewitching first novel, perfect for book groups, that mixes old world magic with modern adventure. Zusammenfassung 'I will tell you a story, but it comes with a warning; when you hear it, you will become someone else.' He calls himself Alif, a young man born in a Middle Eastern city that straddles the ancient and modern. When Alif comes into possession of a mysterious book entitled The Thousand and One Days , he discovers a door to another world - a world from a very different time, when old magic was in the ascendant and the djinn walked amongst us. Thus begins an adventure that takes him through the crumbling streets of a once-beautiful city, to uncover the long-forgotten mysteries of the Unseen. Alif is about to become a fugitive. And he is about to unleash a destructive power that will change everything and everyone - starting with Alif himself...

Summary

Winner of the 2013 World Fantasy Award: a compelling and bewitching first novel, perfect for book groups, that mixes old world magic with modern adventure.

Product details

• Authors: G Willow Wilson, G. Willow Wilson, G. Willow (Author) Wilson, Willow G Wilson, Wilson G. Willow
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.06.2013
• EAN: 9780857895691
• ISBN: 978-0-85789-569-1
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 199 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fantasy, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Dystopian, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, FICTION / Fantasy / General, FICTION / Magical Realism, Magical Realism, Fiction: general and literary, Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Dystopian and utopian fiction