Minutes from the Miracle City

'Even if there was now a Ministry for Happiness in Dubai, she was still unsure of her own.' Farida, a Moroccan beautician hoping for a fresh start. Hakim, a Pakistani taxi driver whizzing through the streets. Patrick, a Ugandan security guard with aspirations of becoming a writer. Saeed, a respected Emirati journalist just back from London. Taking place across the last few days of Ramadan, 'Minutes from the Miracle City' is a unique retelling of the virtuoso project that is Dubai.

About the author

Omar Sabbagh is a widely published prose and poetry writer, academic, and Associate Professor of English at the American University in Dubai.

Summary

Taking place across the last few days of Ramadan, Minutes from the Miracle City is a unique retelling of the virtuoso project that is Dubai.

Product details

• Authors: Omar Sabbagh
• Publisher: Fairlight Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781912054664
• ISBN: 978-1-912054-66-4
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 109 mm x 175 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 113 g
• Series: Fairlight Moderns
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature