No road to paradise /
In a small Lebanese village, a disillusioned imam, diagnosed with terminal cancer, must face his demons. Having consented to an arranged marriage, he has found himself in a loveless union and lusts after another. To please his family, he took up the robe and turban of his forefathers, but the expect...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the Arabic. |
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Cairo ; New York :
Hoopoe, an imprint of AUC Press,
[2017]
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| Summary: | In a small Lebanese village, a disillusioned imam, diagnosed with terminal cancer, must face his demons. Having consented to an arranged marriage, he has found himself in a loveless union and lusts after another. To please his family, he took up the robe and turban of his forefathers, but the expected path to fulfillment did not unfold before him. Meticulous, sparse prose quietly evokes the essence of rural life and the burden of tradition. Hassan Daoud's masterful novel plumbs the depths of a man's struggle with religion and his place in the world. |
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| Physical Description: | 298 pages ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9774168178 9789774168178 |