The dove's necklace
ʻĀlim, Rajāʾ2017
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When a dead woman is discovered in Abu Al Roos, one of Mecca's many alleys, no one will claim the body because they are ashamed by her nakedness. As we follow the investigation of the case, the secret life of the holy city of Mecca is revealed. Tackling powerful issues with beautiful and evocative writing, Raja Alem reveals a city - and a civilisation - at once beholden to brutal customs, and reckoning (uneasily) with new traditions.
Main title:
The dove's necklace / Raja Alem ; translated from the Arabic by Katherine Halls and Adam Talib.
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Imprint:
London : Duckworth Overlook, 2017.
Collation:
474 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
This translation originally published: 2016.
Awards:
International Prize for Arabic Fiction
ISBN:
9780715651759 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
892.737
Language:
EnglishArabic
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BRN:
1861058
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