Earth Weeps, Saturn Laughs: An Omani Novel (Modern Omani

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Earth Weeps, Saturn Laughs: An Omani Novel (Modern Omani Novels)

Earth Weeps, Saturn Laughs opens with the return of Khalid Bakhit, a government employee, to his hometown in Oman after a time away in the big city, and concludes with his return to the city with a new maturity born of a series of wrenching encounters with reality. Khalidâ€™s return home, sparked by his flight from a painful love affair, coincides with events that reveal the force of long-established traditions that have a stranglehold on the town: from racial prejudice, to religious bigotry, to ossified patterns of leadership. Khalidâ€™s awakening and transformation are catalyzed by his encounters with a certain â€œSaturnine poetâ€ who, in the course of chasing after an elusive ode, has stumbled upon this unnamed village. For a period of time â€œthe Saturnineâ€ becomes Khalidâ€™s closest companion: listening to his woes, helping him see himself with new eyes, and imparting to him a wisdom from a world beyond, untainted by human smallness.
Country USA
Brand The American University in Cairo Press
Manufacturer The American University in Cairo Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2013-02-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9789774165900

Country	USA
Brand	The American University in Cairo Press
Manufacturer	The American University in Cairo Press
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2013-02-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9789774165900

Earth Weeps, Saturn Laughs: An Omani Novel (Modern Omani Novels)

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