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A classic work of fiction from Edwar al-Kharrat, who has been described by Doris Lessing
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Set in the small town called Tarrana in the Nile Delta in the 1930s, Stones of Bobello revolves around nine episodes in the life of a sensitive young Christian boy--a montage of philosophical, mythical, and psychological perspectives--that highlights the struggle between polarities of man and woman, Copt and Muslim, dreams and reality. Told in a lyrical language that rarefies the most ordinary, mundane events, and brings startlingly to life the torpid climate of the Egyptian Delta, this novel allows for moments of erotic fantasy as well as an imaginative space where dreams and memories can flourish.
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Edwar Al-Kharrat is a novelist, poet, critic, translator and editor. He was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1926. Among his awards are the prestigious Oweiss Prize (the Arab world's largest prize for writers and intellectuals) and the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature. He was awarded the State Merit Award for Literature in 2000.Paul Starkey teaches Arabic language and literature at the University of Durham, where he is currently Director of the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. He is the author of a study of the Egyptian author Tawfiq al-Hakim and co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature. He has also translated Rashid al-Daif's novel Dear Mr Kawabata into English.
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