Book
Book of sands : a novel of the Arab uprising / Karim Alrawi.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781443434454
- Physical Description: 315 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Harper Avenue, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015.
Content descriptions
| Awards Note: | HarperCollins/UBC Prize for best new fiction. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Arab Spring, 2010- > Fiction. Refugees > Fiction. Fathers and daughters > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Canadian fiction. Political fiction. |
Available copies
- 12 of 12 copies available at Sitka.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Burns Lake Public Library. (Show preferred library)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 0 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns Lake Public Library | AF ALR (Text) | 35198000563677 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Castlegar Public Library | FIC ALR (Text) | 35146001932045 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Fernie Heritage Library | FIC ALR (Text) | 35136000474701 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Kitimat Public Library | Alr (Text) | 32665002013698 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Pemberton and District Public Library | F ALR (Text) | 31894000447408 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Terrace Public Library | ALR (Text) | 35151001014307 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Gibsons Public Library | FIC ALRA (Text) | 30886000632816 | Adult Fiction Hardcover | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Quesnel Branch | ALR (Text) | 33923005543537 | General Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Sechelt Public Library | F ALRA (Text) | 3326000375069 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Siglunes | F ALR (Text) | 35419002592567 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- HARPERCOLL
The inaugural winner of the HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction
This powerful, lyrical novel of the endurance of love is set amid the upheaval of the Arab Spring and the brutal repression of a totalitarian regime. Tarek, a young father, watches as the city he lives in is mired in protests, hemmed in by barricades and strangely inundated by great flocks of birds. Facing the threat of police arrest, he flees with his nine-year-old daughter, Neda. He is forced to leave behind his pregnant wife, Mona, under the watchful eye of Omar, her deeply troubled and religious brother. Compounding the difficulties of these times, babies refuse to be born and mothers stop giving birth.
As Tarek and Nada journey through villages razed by conflict towards a mountain refuge, they meet with fellow travellers from Tarekâs past and his time as a political prisoner. The reunion reveals secrets that Tarek must come to terms with for his own and Nedaâs sake. Ultimately, he must decide where this journey will take them and if he will ever be able to return home again.
In the tradition of Salman Rushdieâs Midnight's Children and Orhan PamukâsSnow, debut novelist Karim Alrawi deftly weaves an atmospheric, multi-layered story of intimate lives, informed by recent events and heightened by touches of magic realism, set against the wider canvas of historic events.
