Sand-catcher / Omar Khalifah ; translated by Barbara Romaine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khalifah, Omar, author.

Contributor:

Romaine, Barbara, 1959- translator.

Standardized Title:

Qābiḍ al-raml. English

Language:

Arabic

English

Genre:

Satirical fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Novels.

Physical Description:

vi, 173 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Coffee House Press, 2024.

Summary:

"Four Palestinian journalists at a Jordanian newspaper are tasked with writing a profile on one of the last living witnesses of the Nakba, the violent expulsion of native Palestinians by the nascent state of Israel in 1948. Confident that the old man will be more than willing to go on record about his experiences, the reporters are nonplussed when they are repeatedly, and obscenely, rebuffed by the man and his grandchildren. This living witness to history seems to have no desire to be interviewed, no desire for his memories to be preserved, no desire to talk. As the team's editor-in-chief puts more and more pressure on the young journalists, a battle of wills escalates to ruinous consequences that will leave no one unscathed"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"Originally published in Arabic by Al-Ahliya Publishing House, 2020" -- title page verso.

Translated from the Arabic.

Other Format:

Online version: Khalifah, Omar. Sand-catcher

ISBN:

9781566897334

1566897335

OCLC:

1456832811

Publisher Number:

90100789984