ADAMA by Turki Al-Hamad, Robin Bray (Trans) ( 9780863563119 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

ADAMA
A NOVEL

By:

Turki Al-Hamad, Robin Bray (Trans)

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0863563112

ISBN 13:

9780863563119

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Publisher:

SAQI BOOKS

Pub. date:

1 April, 2003

Pages:

292

Translated from:

Arabic

Description:

In his tranquil middle-class neighbourhood, eighteen-year-old Hisham doesn't quite fit in. He's a philosopher who spends days reading banned books and developing political ideals. His Saudi Arabia is embroiled in conflict, torn between ancient tradition and newfound prosperity. This work offers a look at the roots of dissent in the Arab world.

Synopsis:

In his tranquil middle-class neighbourhood, eighteen-year-old Hisham doesn't quite fit in. He's a budding philosopher who spends his days reading banned books and developing his political ideals. His Saudi Arabia is a nation embroiled in internal conflict, torn between ancient tradition and newfound prosperity. Hisham finds himself caught up in the struggle for change, devoting more and more of his time to a shadowy group of dissenters even as he questions both their motives and methods. The result is an intense showdown between Hisham's love for his family, his firmly held beliefs and his yearning for social justice. He awakens to passions both private and political, coming to grips with the paradoxes of a conservative land where illicit pleasures co-exist with the apparatus of a merciless state.

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Saqi Books

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