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Book by Roberts, William Owen, Roberts, Elisabeth
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Welsh
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Original Language: Welsh
This Welsh novel, which won the Welsh Arts Council Prize in 1988, may well have lost some of its luster in its transfer from one side of the Atlantic to the other, and many American readers may fail to see its prizewinning merits. In 1347, Salah Ibn al Khatib, a wealthy young man, sets out from his native Egypt on a mission of vengeance--to kill the king of France. Meanwhile, a poverty-stricken Welsh village is simply trying to survive as serfs, free men, and the nobility cope with a variety of disasters. And both Salah and the Welsh villagers face a plague that knows no barriers. The problem for American readers will be that it is difficult to tell the Welsh characters apart; moreover, Salah seems like a simpleton. But with some diligence on the reader's part, small moments of pleasure will emerge from this exotic narrative, and the whole will add up to a compelling tapestry of long ago and far away. Brad Hooper
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- PublisherDufour Editions
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 1854111981
- ISBN 13 9781854111982
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages200
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