Shadow of the Sun (Paperback)

Taleb Alrefai

ISBN 10: 1913043363 / ISBN 13: 9781913043360

Published by Banipal Books, London, 2023

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Paperback. Impoverished Egyptian teacher Helmy is deperate to find a better life for himself, his wife and little boy, seeing no future at home in Cairo. He dreams of working in oil-rich Kuwait and its boom in construction being the answer, just like many thousands before him. He manages to borrow the huge cost of a visa and is at last on his way to Kuwait City. He has no idea of the nightmare, instead of the dream, that awaits him the relentless summer sun with temperatures of 56oC and more, the choking dust and sweat, having to do construction work instead of teaching. And always, no money, and no answers from the many managers Helmy comes up against. Instead of achieving his dream, he falls into trap after trap. The author is himself a character in the novel, an engineer with the construction company who is writing a story about the humiliating and degrading experiences of the migrant foreign workers arriving in Kuwait to make their fortunes. Impoverished Egyptian teacher Helmy is desperate for a better life for himself, his wife and little boy, seeing no future at home in Cairo. He dreams of working in oil-rich Kuwait and its boom in construction being the answer. He manages to borrow the huge cost of a visa and is on his way there, with no idea of the hellish nightmare awaiting him. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shadow of the Sun (Paperback)
• Publisher: Banipal Books, London
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1913043363
• ISBN 13: 9781913043360
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

تدور الرواية حول معاناة معلم مصرى يسافر مع زوجته إلى الكويت لتحسين أوضاعه المادية والاجتماعية، إلا أنه يواجه الكثير من المصاعب، بداية من رفض والده سفرهن حتى معاناته وألمه فى الكويت. يركز « الرفاعي» على معاناة المصريين، يتعاطف معهم كأنه مصري مضطهد، كأنه عامل يومية قادم من «أبنود» بعد أن باع الأرض حالمًا بالثروة، فباغتته الإهانة والاستغلال ومص الدماء، باغته تجار الكفالة وقاتلوا الحيوية في الوجوه والتواريخ في العيون. ياله من كاتب حقيقي، تذكروا اسمه جيدًا. فقد يعاقب بسبب فعلته تلك، أو قد يعاقب ثمنًا لنبوءته التي تحققت.