Sand Fish - A Novel From Dubai

A novel of Dubai, The Sand Fish by Maha Gargash offers readers a fascinating glimpse into another corner of the world. Set in the 1950s in what is now the United Arab Emirates, The Sand Fish tells the poignant and powerful story of a rebellious young woman trapped in a repressive society--as richly atmospheric a look at Middle Eastern life and culture as The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and Alaa Al Aswany''s The Yacoubian Building.

About the author

Maha Gargash, an Emirati born in Dubai to a prominent business family, has studied in Washington, D.C., and London. With her degree in radio/television, she joined Dubai Television to pursue her interest in documentaries. Through directing her television programs, which deal mainly with traditional Arab societies, she became involved in research and scriptwriting. Her first novel, The Sand Fish, was an international bestseller. 

Summary

Seventeen-year-old Noora is not like the other women of the sun-battered mountains of the Arabian Peninsula in the 1950s. With the death of her mother, her father sinks into a dazed madness. That's when her brother assumes responsibility and insists that she marry. Noora refuses, and flees to a nearby mountain village.

Product details

• Authors: Maha Gargash, Gargash Maha
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 20.10.2009
• EAN: 9780061744679
• ISBN: 978-0-06-174467-9
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 205 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Family Life / General, FICTION: General, FICTION: Historical / General, ISLAMIC STUDIES: LITERATURE, FICTION: Classics, FICTION: Muslim