Description
In the waterless immensities of the desert, a young Tuareg man confronts the harsh arithmetic of survival—where every choice can mean life or ruin. When he rejects a marriage arranged by his father, he sets in motion a chain of consequences shaped by persuasion, loyalty, and the fragile bonds that hold people together in a world that offers almost nothing. Blending stark, lyrical storytelling with the moral pressure of a parable, the novel explores endurance, freedom, and the cost of refusing a predetermined fate. Through a landscape rendered with haunting immediacy, it becomes a meditation on how dignity is tested when nature itself seems to withdraw mercy.
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paperback
American University in Cairo Press
Published Jan 1, 2008
180 pages
ISBN: 9781617974304
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First Published
2008
Language
eng
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