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The Clouds That Pass
Paperback
Series: Nomad Arabic Translation
Publisher Price: $16.99
ISBN13: 9781914325748
Publisher: Nomad Publishing
Published: Sep 10 2024
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.47 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
Khalaf Sirhan Al Qurashi's collection of episodic cameos moves between parody and poignancy. This acclaimed Saudi literary figure mines the history of Arabic culture and views it through a contemporary lens with often absurd and comic intent. His aim is to throw a light on the delusions we live by and the contradictions we inhabit.
From the heartbreak of the man who cannot afford the toy for his child who has passed away, to the astronaut stuck in space because a military coup has changed the government of the country that is financing his trip, to the man who makes a date on an app only to find he has an assignation with his daughter, to the poet Al Farazdaq being killed by a jinn while he relieves himself, all these short pieces gather as snapshots of a lively, astute and humorous mind reminiscent of La Rochefoucauld or Cortázar.
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