Fractured destinies
Madʹhūn, Rabaʻī, 1945-2018
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Palestinian-Armenian Ivana eloped with a British doctor in the 1940s, in the midst of the Nakba, and immigrated to England. Over half a century later, her daughter Julie has been tasked with her dying wish: to take her ashes back to their old home in Acre. With her husband Walid, they leave London and embark on a journey back to their country of birth. Written in four parts, each as a concerto movement, Rabai al-Madhoun's pioneering new novel explores Palestinian exile, with all its complex loyalties and identities. Broad in scope and sweeping in its history, it lays bare the tragedy of everyday Palestinian life.
Main title:
Fractured destinies / Rabai al-Madhoun ; translated by Paul Starkey.
Author:
Madʹhūn, Rabaʻī, 1945-, authorStarkey, Paul, 1947-, translator
Imprint:
New York : Hoopoe, 2018.©2018
Collation:
257 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes:
"A novel"--Cover."First published in Arabic in 2015 as Masaʾir: kunshirtu al-hulukust wa-l-nakba..."--Title page verso.Translated from the Arabic.
Awards:
Winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2016.
ISBN:
9789774168628 (paperback)
Dewey class:
892.737
Language:
EnglishArabic
Subject:
BRN:
354758
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - General | MADH | Available |