Life on Hold (A Saudi Arabian Novel)
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Product Details
Author:
Fahd al-Atiq
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
128
Publisher:
The American University in Cairo Press (September 15, 2012)
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9789774165665
ISBN-10:
9774165667
Dimensions:
5" x 8"
Case Pack:
72
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Publisher Identifier:
P-PER
Discount Code:
C
Audience:
General/trade
Pub Discount:
60
Weight:
4.8oz
Imprint:
The American University in Cairo Press
Country of Origin:
Egypt
Overview
Riyadh is a city of masks, a city “like a pressure cooker that’s about to explode,” a city that sleeps on a pile of words that no one dares utter. Saudi society has split into two camps, one adopting the slogan that God is strict in punishment, the other that God is merciful and forgiving. In the background the media trumpets that everything is perfect. Saudi writer Fahd al-Atiq explores this world through the character of Khaled, whose dysfunctional life, humdrum but rich in memories and introspection, bridges the gap between the old impoverished world of Najd and the consumerism of the years after the various oil booms, symbolized in this novel by the family’s move from the lively back streets of the old city to an isolated dream villa in the new suburbs, where their dreams are never quite fulfilled and their lives remain permanently ‘on hold.’
