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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, Abdul Rahman Munif
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2007
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- Titel
- Salzstädte
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Abdul Rahman Munif
- Verlag
- Club Taschenbuch Verlag
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2007
- Einband
- Paperback
- Reihe
- Städte aus Salz
- Schlagwörter
- Belletristik, Historische Romane, Religiöse Themen, Klassiker, Politik, Machtkampf, Epos, Arabische Literatur, Öl, Saudi-Arabien
- Bewertung
- 3,85 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- 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.