Udvidet returret til d. 31. januar 2025

The Drowning - Hammour Ziada - Bog

Bag om The Drowning

An intelligent and compelling novel that lifts a corner of the veil that covers the misery of so many women's livesSudan, 1968, the military coup taking place in Khartoum echoes all the way to the small rural town of Hajer Narti, where the body of a young girl has just been found in the Nile. Like every time a body is washed up on the shore, Fatima shows up, According to popular belief, when the Nile brings a new body back, it also brings back an old one. Fatima is still looking for her daughter Su'ad, believed to have drowned many years ago. The Drowning is Hammour Ziada's third novel. With scarce descriptions, and just the minimal amount of words, Ziada succeeds in portraying very convincing characters, and in poignantly capturing the violence of social relations in a strictly codified society. Only 13 year-old Abeer eludes the reader. Like a dream all men try to catch throughout the novel, Abeer floats silently across town, a fluttering butterfly.

Vis mere
  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781623719067
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 170
  • Udgivet:
  • 8. september 2022
  • Størrelse:
  • 202x134x14 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 200 g.
  • Ukendt - mangler pt..

Normalpris

  • BLACK NOVEMBER

Medlemspris

Prøv i 30 dage for 45 kr.
Herefter fra 79 kr./md. Ingen binding.

Beskrivelse af The Drowning

An intelligent and compelling novel that lifts a corner of the veil that covers the misery of so many women's livesSudan, 1968, the military coup taking place in Khartoum echoes all the way to the small rural town of Hajer Narti, where the body of a young girl has just been found in the Nile. Like every time a body is washed up on the shore, Fatima shows up, According to popular belief, when the Nile brings a new body back, it also brings back an old one. Fatima is still looking for her daughter Su'ad, believed to have drowned many years ago. The Drowning is Hammour Ziada's third novel. With scarce descriptions, and just the minimal amount of words, Ziada succeeds in portraying very convincing characters, and in poignantly capturing the violence of social relations in a strictly codified society. Only 13 year-old Abeer eludes the reader. Like a dream all men try to catch throughout the novel, Abeer floats silently across town, a fluttering butterfly.

Brugerbedømmelser af The Drowning



Find lignende bøger
Bogen The Drowning findes i følgende kategorier:

Gør som tusindvis af andre bogelskere

Tilmeld dig nyhedsbrevet og få gode tilbud og inspiration til din næste læsning.