The Actual True Story of Ahmed and Zarga

This stirring, poetic tale features a Bedouin man whose irrepressible love for his family, his camels, and his way of life fuels his harrowing journey into the Sahara Desert to find a lost camel and his struggle to preserve a culture on the brink of profound change.

About the author

Mohamedou Ould Slahi is the son of a Mauritanian camel herder. Known internationally for his bestselling Guantänamo Diary, a searing memoir of the neocolonial hell of the United States's War on Terror, he returns to the world of his childhood in this poetic, intimate tale woven from the life and the stories of a culture on the brink of disappearing. Photo with Larry Siems courtesy the author.

Summary

This stirring, poetic tale features a Bedouin man whose irrepressible love for his family, his camels, and his way of life fuels his harrowing journey into the Sahara Desert to find a lost camel and his struggle to preserve a culture on the brink of profound change.

Product details

• Authors: Larry Siems, Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Mohamedou Ould/ Siems Slahi
• Publisher: University of ohio press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9780821424384
• ISBN: 978-0-8214-2438-4
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Modern African Writing
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature