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Zusatztext Fascinating...The most compelling journey is that of Mahmoud inwards! an accurate and sensitive portrayal of the honest but weak man Informationen zum Autor Bahaa Taher was born in 1935 in Cairo! Egypt. He was active in the country's left-wing literary circles of the 1960s and in the mid 1970s was prevented from publishing his work. After many years of exile in Switzerland! he has recently returned to Egypt! and has received the State's Award of Merit in Literature! the highest honour the Egyptian establishment can confer on a writer. In 2008 he was awarded the inaugural International Prize for Arabic Fiction for SUNSET OASIS. Klappentext Winner of the 2008 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. When Mahmoud is sent to govern a remote Egyptian oasis in the late 1890s! he knows the danger he faces - his predecessors were murdered. Once at Siwa! Mahmoud finds himself caught between two warring factions! while his Irish wife Catherine! with her Western ways! succeeds in alienating the entire community - all except for a beautiful young woman! whose attempt at friendship spells disaster. A complex tale of love and an exploration of power! occupation and rebellion! SUNSET OASIS is a striking work by one of the Arab world's most celebrated writers. Winner of the inaugural International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2008 Zusammenfassung When Mahmoud Abd El Zahir is sent to govern the remote Egyptian oasis of Siwa in the late 1890s! he knows the danger he faces - two of his predecessors were murdered. But having been accused of disloyalty to the current regime and its British overlords! he has little choice. Rather than stay behind in Cairo! his Irish wife Catherine insists on going too! hoping to reinvigorate their relationship. Once at Siwa! Mahmoud finds himself not only fiercely resented but caught between two warring factions! while Catherine! with her Western ways and seemingly avaricious interest in the local archaeological sites! succeeds in alienating the entire community - all except for a beautiful young woman! herself an outcast! whose attempt at friendship spells disaster. In this fascinating novel! Bahaa Taher weaves together several voices to capture a society at war with itself and a marriage in trouble. At once a complex tale of love and an exploration of power! occupation and rebellion! SUNSET OASIS tells of people struggling to free themselves from the grip of the past. It is a striking! haunting work by one of the Arab world's most celebrated writers. ...
