Cities of Salt, published by a Saudi Arabian/Jordanian author in , is a very foreign novel to an American reader. It is set in an unnamed country – presumably Saudi Arabia; the Gulf port of Harran, the book's primary setting, is probably based on the real place called Dhahran – and spans an unspecified period of time, during which oil is discovered and the local way of life is utterly transformed/5. · Abdul Rahman Munif was a Saudi novelist. His novels included strong political elements as well as mockeries of the Middle Eastern elite classes. His work so offended the rulers of Saudi Arabia that many of his books were banned and his Saudi citizenship revoked. His books included Cities of Salt, The Trench, and Variations on Night and bltadwin.ru · Context: Cities of Salt () – Trilogy – Volume 1 is a post colonial novel by Saudi novelist Abd al-Rahman Munif. The author is one of the most highly regarded writers of Arabic literature.
About Abdelrahman Munif. Abdul Rahman Munif was a Saudi novelist. His novels included strong political elements as well as mockeries of the Middle Eastern elite classes. His work so offended the rulers of Saudi Arabia that many of his books were banned and his Saudi More about Abdelrahman Munif. Cities of Salt was the first fruit of the new exile. A work saturated in symbolism, its message can be applied to any and each city in the Arab oil countries, where "Arabs have been the victims of their rulers and the foreigners". For more, please see Abdul Rahman Munif. Cities of Salt Trilogy: Trench. This item: Cities of Salt. by Abdelrahman Munif Paperback. $ In Stock. Ships from and sold by bltadwin.ru FREE Shipping on orders over $ The Trench. by Abdelrahman Munif Paperback.
Abdul Rahman Munif was a Saudi novelist. His novels included strong political elements as well as mockeries of the Middle Eastern elite classes. His work so offended the rulers of Saudi Arabia that many of his books were banned and his Saudi citizenship revoked. His books included Cities of Salt, The Trench, and Variations on Night and Day. Context: Cities of Salt () – Trilogy – Volume 1 is a post colonial novel by Saudi novelist Abd al-Rahman Munif. The author is one of the most highly regarded writers of Arabic literature. Cities of Salt is a novel by Saudi novelist, Abdul Rahman Munif, first published in Beirut in and later translated into English by Peter Theroux. It is the first of a quintet of books that tells the story of the discovery of huge oil reserves under a formerly idyllic oasis on the Arabian peninsula, and how the stores of valuable oil changed the political and social environment of the country.
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