ʻĀlim, Rajāʼ,
The Dove's Necklace : a novel / Raja Alem ; translated from the Arabic by Katharine Halls and Adam Talib. - First edition. - 474 pages ; 24 cm
"First published in Arabic in 2010 as Tawq al-Hamam by al-Mark al Thaqafi al-'Arabi, Casablanca"-- Title page verso. Subtitle taken from dust jacket.
"When a dead woman is discovered in Abu Al Roos, one of Mecca's many alleys, no one will claim the body because they are ashamed by her nakedness. As we follow Detective Nassir's investigation of the case, the secret life of the holy city of Mecca is revealed. Tackling powerful issues with beautiful and evocative writing, Raja Alem reveals a city--and a civilization--at once beholden to brutal customs, and reckoning (uneasily) with new traditions. Told from a variety of perspectives--including that of Abu Al Roos itself--The Dove's Necklace is a virtuosic work of literature, and an ambitious portrait of a changing city that deserves our attention"--
Translated from the Arabic.
9781590208984 1590208986 9780715645864 0715645862
2015047793
Detectives--Saudi Arabia--Mecca--Ficiton.
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--Social life and customs--Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
PJ7814.L53 / .T3813 2016
892.7/36
The Dove's Necklace : a novel / Raja Alem ; translated from the Arabic by Katharine Halls and Adam Talib. - First edition. - 474 pages ; 24 cm
"First published in Arabic in 2010 as Tawq al-Hamam by al-Mark al Thaqafi al-'Arabi, Casablanca"-- Title page verso. Subtitle taken from dust jacket.
"When a dead woman is discovered in Abu Al Roos, one of Mecca's many alleys, no one will claim the body because they are ashamed by her nakedness. As we follow Detective Nassir's investigation of the case, the secret life of the holy city of Mecca is revealed. Tackling powerful issues with beautiful and evocative writing, Raja Alem reveals a city--and a civilization--at once beholden to brutal customs, and reckoning (uneasily) with new traditions. Told from a variety of perspectives--including that of Abu Al Roos itself--The Dove's Necklace is a virtuosic work of literature, and an ambitious portrait of a changing city that deserves our attention"--
Translated from the Arabic.
9781590208984 1590208986 9780715645864 0715645862
2015047793
Detectives--Saudi Arabia--Mecca--Ficiton.
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
Mecca (Saudi Arabia)--Social life and customs--Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
PJ7814.L53 / .T3813 2016
892.7/36