Abu Bakr Hamid Khaal

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African Titanics

Beschreibung

1. An Eritrean novel originally written in Arabic, African Titanics bridges the divide between Sub-Saharan and North Africa. 2. A modern travel tale bringing together voices from Liberia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Egypt and Tunisia. 3. A though-provoking combination of current events and age-old legend. 4. A debut novel in translation from a powerful voice in Eritrean and Arabic fiction. 5. An intimate portrayal of the reality behind news headlines.

Autor

Abu Bakr Kahal is an Eritrean novelist who currently resides in Denmark after many years in Libya and several months in a Tunisian refugee camp during the Libyan revolution. A long-time member of the Eritrean Liberation Front, Kahal fought in many battles against the Ethiopian occupation. African Titanics is his third novel, following The Scent of Arms and Barkantiyya: Land of the Wise Woman. It is his first novel to be published in English translation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Darf Publishers Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 196mm x 128mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 136g
• ISBN-13: 9781850772736
• ISBN-10: 1850772738
• Artikelnr.: 42168575