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Dates on my fingers / Muhsin al-Ramli ; translated by Luke Leafgren.

by Ramlī, Muḥsin.

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American University in Cairo Press, c2014.

Fathers and sons -- Fiction.

Iraq -- Fiction.

Spain -- Fiction.

9789774166440 (trade pbk.)

Tamr al-asabi. English.

Alternate title:

Dates on my fingers : an Iraqi novel

194 p. ; 20 cm.

"First published in Arabic in 2009 as Tamr al-asabi."--T.p. verso.

Translated from the Arabic.

Saleem, fed up with all the violence, religiosity, and strict family hierarchies of his Iraqi village, flees to Spain to establish a new life for himself. But his lonely exile is turned upside down when he encounters his father, Noah, in a Madrid nightclub after not seeing him in more than a decade. Noah looks and acts like a new man, and Saleem sets out to discover the mystery of his father's presence in Spain and his altered life. In doing so, he recalls formative moments in Iraq of familial love, war, and the haunting accidental death of his cousin Aliya, Saleem's partner in the hesitant, tender exploration of sexuality. When the renewed relationship with his father erupts in a violent conflict, Saleem is forced to rediscover his sense of self and the hard-won stability of his life. Through Saleem's experiences and reflections, the narrative carries the reader between Spain and Iraq to a surprising resolution.

Arabic fiction -- Iraq -- Translations into English.

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