Clamor of the Lake
Clamor of the Lake begins with the appearance of an old fisherman of unknown origin sailing a black boat. Taciturn and enigmatic, he takes on a woman and her twin boys. While he gives away nothing about his past, his undemanding companionship prompts the woman to narrate her turbulent life. Meanwhile, in a nearby village by the lake, Gomaa and his wife have found respite from the dreariness of their existence in the fantastic objects the sea churns up during gales a sword, alluring panties, a talisman. But when the waves cast up a chest that speaks in a language no one can comprehend, Gomaa is haunted by its voice. As the tumult of the lake d…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-61797-197-6
- EAN: 9781617971976
- Produktnummer: 22570273
- Verlag: I.B.Tauris
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 144 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'753 KB
Über den Autor
Mohamed el-Bisatie (1937 2012) is the author of a number of novels and collections of short stories, including A Last Glass of Tea and Other Stories (AUC Press, 1994) and Houses Behind the Trees (AUC Press, 1997). He was awarded the Oweiss prize in 2001.Hala Halim is an Alexandrian writer and literary translator. She obtained her Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of California, Los Angeles, and is currently an Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at the Humanities Consortium of the same university.
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