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Set in an unnamed Persian Gulf kingdom in the 1930s, this remarkable novel tells the story of the disruption and diaspora of a poor oasis community following the discovery of oil there. The meeting of the Arabs and the Americans who, in essence, colonize the remote region is a cultural confrontation in which religion, history, superstition, and mutual incomprehension all play a part.Powerful political fiction that it is, CITIES OF SALT has been banned in several Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia. This novel, the first volume in a trilogy, has been translated from the Arabic to the English by Peter Theroux.
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Salzstädte, ʿAbd-ar-Raḥmān Munīf
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- Publicado en
- 2007
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- Título
- Salzstädte
- Idioma
- Inglés
- Autores
- ʿAbd-ar-Raḥmān Munīf
- Editorial
- Club Taschenbuch Verlag
- Publicado en
- 2007
- Formato
- Tapa blanda
- Serie
- Ciudades de sal
- Etiquetas
- Ficción, Novelas históricas, Temas religiosos, Clásicos, Política, Lucha por el poder, Epopeyas, Literatura árabe, Petróleo, Arabia Saudita
- Calificación
- 3,85 de 5
- Descripción
- Set in an unnamed Persian Gulf kingdom in the 1930s, this remarkable novel tells the story of the disruption and diaspora of a poor oasis community following the discovery of oil there. The meeting of the Arabs and the Americans who, in essence, colonize the remote region is a cultural confrontation in which religion, history, superstition, and mutual incomprehension all play a part.Powerful political fiction that it is, CITIES OF SALT has been banned in several Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia. This novel, the first volume in a trilogy, has been translated from the Arabic to the English by Peter Theroux.