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Karim alrawi s book of sands revisits the protests and the demonstrations that erupted in cairo that led to the ousting of hosni mubarak. Book signing at the jaipur literature festival, india. The afterlife of birds by elizabeth philips freehand books, seep by mark giles anvil press, backspring by judith mccormack biblioasis, do you think this is strange. As i was considering the title, i thought it had to be a reference to jorge luis borgess the book of sand. The book of sands a novel of the arab uprising book. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Karim alrawi wins inaugural prize for best new fiction. In the tradition of salman rushdies midnights children and orhan pamuks snow, debut novelist karim alrawi deftly weaves an atmospheric, multilayered story of intimate lives, informed by recent events and heightened by touches of magic. Book of sands by karim alrawi is available in these libraries. Reading from book of sands at shambaugh house, the university of iowa. Alrawi s novel book of sands, subtitled a novel of the arab uprising, was published by harpercollins in the fall of 2015. Now magazine humphreys is one of this countrys most beautiful writers, and her books are often sparked by a single moment. A novel of the arab uprising hardcover september 1, 2015 by karim alrawi author. A powerful, lyrical novel of the endurance of love, set amid the upheaval of the arab spring and the brutal repression of a totalitarian regime.
Karim alrawi is a playwright who has also written two books for children. He earned an mfa in creative writing at ubc and was an international writing fellow at the university of iowa. In that book, the narrator is shown a bible, and told, look. He went to school in england and after graduation he worked as a writer at several theatres including the royal court theatre and the theatre royal stratford east. Book of sands, by karim alrawi was the inaugural winner of the harpercollinsubc prize for best new fiction. In addition to plays for stage, radio, and television, karim alrawi is the author of two childrens books, and of the novel book of sands 2015, which won the harpercollins best new fiction prize. This powerful, lyrical novel of the endurance of love is set amid the upheaval of the arab spring and the brutal repression of a totalitarian regime. After a period as editorinchief of arabica, a cultural and current affairs magazine for the arabamerican community, alrawi supervised aid and development projects funded by usaid and cida in north africa and south asia. Karim alrawis novel is a book i decided to read when i heard the author speak at southbank two summers ago. Discount prices on books by karim alrawi, including titles like book of sands. Karim alrawi on how the arab spring inspired his new. A novel of the arab uprising by karim alrawi via cbc. It is considered a classic of travel literature the book largely reflects on the changes and large. Book of sands is also an intensely political book but there is.
He was in the middle east during the 2011 arab uprisings. Sep 12, 2015 alrawis writing is lyrical and intricate. Karim alrawis book of sands revisits the protests and the demonstrations that erupted in cairo that led to the ousting of hosni mubarak. The two novels, book of sands by ka rim alrawi and th e crocodiles by you ssef rakha that i discuss here, use peculiar stra tegies to portra y the fractured and c ryptic realit ies of the arab world. He has taught at universities in the uk, egypt, us and canada.
This powerful, lyrical novel of the endurance of love is set amid. Karim alrawi s first novel, book of sands, has won the inaugural harpercollinsubc prize for best new fiction and the jury in its citation described the book as beautiful and enduring. Aug 28, 2015 book of sands, by karim alrawi was the inaugural winner of the harpercollinsubc prize for best new fiction. Winner of the harpercollins canada prize for best new fiction. Sep 06, 2017 book of sands by karim alrawi this powerful, lyrical novel of the endurance of love is set amid the upheaval of the arab spring and the brutal repression of a totalitarian regime. Before teaching theatre in the us and then settling his family in canada, alrawi was dramaturge at the royal court theatre in london and taught at the american university in cairo. Nada, not yet ten years old, watches flights of starlings soar over. Novel set during arab spring highlights impact of storytelling. Alrawi was in cairo putting the finishing touches on two books. Karim alrawis first novel, book of sands, has won the inaugural harpercollinsubc prize for best new fiction and the jury in its citation described the book as beautiful and enduring.
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Silver flights sweep above city blocks, chase tendrils of cloud, swoop to cut through. Karim alrawi has written stage plays, radio plays, childrens books and most recently a novel. As i was considering the title, i thought it had to be a reference to jorge luis. He was an international writing fellow at the university of iowa and taught creative writing at the universitys international writing program. It will be released on september 1, 2015 and were delighted to feature the books new trailer. A powerful, lyrical novel of the endurance of love, set amid the uphe. A novel of the arab uprising by karim alrawi at indigo. Congratulations to alumnus karim alrawi, whose first novel book of sands not only won the harpercollins canada ubc prize, but has now been shortlisted for the first novel award, presented by amazon canada. Nov 14, 20 karim alrawis novel book of sands will be published by harpercollins canada in 2015. Karim alrawi author karim alrawi was born in alexandria, egypt.
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