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Larry Siems Mohamedou O The Actual True Story of Ahmed (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)
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- Book Title
- Actual True Story of Ahmed and Zarga
- Publication Name
- The Actual True Story of Ahmed and Zarga
- Title
- The Actual True Story of Ahmed and Zarga
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0821424386
- EAN
- 9780821424384
- ISBN
- 9780821424384
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Genre
- Literary Collections, Fiction
- Release Date
- 23/02/2021
- Release Year
- 2021
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Series
- Modern African Writing
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Topic
- General, Literary, African
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 23.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 176 Pages
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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.
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Publisher
Ohio University Press
ISBN-10
0821424386
ISBN-13
9780821424384
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11050069487
Product Key Features
Book Title
Actual True Story of Ahmed and Zarga
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General, Literary, African
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Literary Collections, Fiction
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pr9408.M273s433 2021
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"Ould Slahi's second book and first novel, takes this loose thread (a desert vision) and weaves it into scraps of Mauritanian lore, poetry, and imagery until an epic adventure emerges. Although Ahmed's story takes place during French colonization and before the Great Sahelian Droughts of the 1960s-80s, he feels with great certainty that his way of life is vanishing. This knowledge always lingers in the background of Ahmed and Zarga, giving urgency to the story's role in recording what is fading away."-- ArabLit, "Wise, loyal Ahmed goes to search for his missing camel, Zarga. It is a journey that begins innocently enough, but Slahi's expansive imagination transforms it into an epic voyage across terrain both geographical and spiritual. At once compassionate and full of wisdom, this unforgettable novel also showcases Slahi's sharp-eyed, irreverent wit. Ahmed's story held me rapt. It is a generous reminder of the goodness and love that still exists in the world, no matter the darker forces at the edges."--Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King , shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, "A Bedouin nomad grapples with visions of the dead and the advent of French colonialism after WWI in Slahi's vivid and fablelike debut novel (following the memoir Guantánamo Diary ). The present-day narrator recounts a story that allegedly came from a descendant of the legendary storyteller Sheherazade, about Mauritanian camel herder Ahmed Ould Abdallahi, who sets out in the Sahara to find his prized camel, Zarga. Along the way, Ahmed encounters many dangers, including desert vipers and cannibals, along with instances of Bedouin hospitality, contextualized by the narrator's explanations of tribal relationships with the new French authorities. . . . Flashes of wry humor . . . offer a welcome counterbalance to Ahmed's daily prayers and religious songs. This modern-day folktale of human endurance is worth a look."-- Publisher's Weekly, A Bedouin nomad grapples with visions of the dead and the advent of French colonialism after WWI in Slahi's vivid and fablelike debut novel (following the memoir Guantánamo Diary ). The present-day narrator recounts a story that|9780821424384|, "A Bedouin nomad grapples with visions of the dead and the advent of French colonialism after WWI in Slahi's vivid and fablelike debut novel (following the memoir Guantánamo Diary ). The present-day narrator recounts a story that allegedly came from a descendant of the legendary storyteller Sheherazade, about Mauritanian camel herder Ahmed Ould Abdallahi, who sets out in the Sahara to find his prized camel, Zarga. Along the way, Ahmed encounters many dangers, including desert vipers and cannibals, along with instances of Bedouin hospitality, contextualized by the narrator's explanations of tribal relationships with the new French authorities.... Flashes of wry humor ... offer a welcome counterbalance to Ahmed's daily prayers and religious songs. This modern-day folktale of human endurance is worth a look."-- Publishers Weekly, "Wise, loyal Ahmed goes to search for his missing camel, Zarga. It is a journey that begins innocently enough, but Slahi's expansive imagination transforms it into an epic voyage across terrain both geographical and spiritual. At once compassionate and full of wisdom, this unforgettable novel also showcases Slahi's sharp-eyed, irreverent wit. Ahmed's story held me rapt. It is a generous reminder of the goodness and love that still exist in the world, no matter the darker forces at the edges."--Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King , shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, "A Bedouin nomad grapples with visions of the dead and the advent of French colonialism after WWI in Slahi's vivid and fablelike debut novel (following the memoir Guantánamo Diary ). The present-day narrator recounts a story that allegedly came from a descendant of the legendary storyteller Sheherazade, about Mauritanian camel herder Ahmed Ould Abdallahi, who sets out in the Sahara to find his prized camel, Zarga. Along the way, Ahmed encounters many dangers, including desert vipers and cannibals, along with instances of Bedouin hospitality, contextualized by the narrator's explanations of tribal relationships with the new French authorities.... Flashes of wry humor... offer a welcome counterbalance to Ahmed's daily prayers and religious songs. This modern-day folktale of human endurance is worth a look."-- Publishers Weekly
Copyright Date
2021
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Lccn
2020-043047
Series
Modern African Writing Ser.
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