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Cities Without Palms: A Modern Arabic Novel [Hardcover]

Tarek Eltayeb (Author)

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Publication Date: Mar 15 2009 | Series: American University in Cairo Press

In a desperate attempt to save his mother and two sisters from famine and disease, a young man leaves his native village in Sudan and sets out alone to seek work in the city. This is the beginning of Hamza's long journey. Hunger and destitution lead him ever farther from his home: first from Sudan to Egypt, where the lack of work forces him to join a band of smugglers, and finally from Egypt to Europe: Italy, France, and Holland where he experiences first-hand the harsh world of migrant laborers and the bitter realities of life as an illegal immigrant. Tarek Eltayeb's first novel offers an uncompromising depiction of poverty in both the developed and the developing world. With its simple yet elegant style, Cities without Palms tells of a tragic human life punctuated by moments of true joy.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 112 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Mar 15 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9774162560
ISBN-13: 978-9774162565
Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13 x 1.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 227 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,563,335 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Once started it is difficult to put down. It is sensational, original, and altogether a magnificent literary debut."-James Kirkup, Banipal --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Tarek Eltayeb was born in Cairo in 1959, the son of Sudanese parents. Since 1984 he has lived in Austria, where he is currently a professor at the International Management Center of the University of Applied Sciences at Krems. He is the author of two novels as well as short stories and poetry. Kareem James Palmer-Zeid is working on his PhD in comparative literature at the University of California, Berkeley. He has published translations of Arabic poetry in various journals.

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