Description
In a mythic Saharan oasis, a man of good intentions is unexpectedly chosen to lead a community whose prosperity is already rotting from within. As Aghulli longs for the freedom of the Tuareg pastoral way of life, he confronts the corrosive power of commerce—gold, marriage, agriculture, and even pleasure—only to discover that his own supporters are hoarding wealth. When betrayal ignites a chain of revenge, the oasis becomes a stage for greed’s political consequences and the fragile limits of moral leadership. Woven through the turmoil is a star-crossed love story that echoes Sufi ideas about how desire might be transformed into something higher, lending the novel a haunting, spiritual depth beneath its violence. Ibrahim al-Koni’s lyrical, myth-soaked storytelling—paired with William M. Hutchins’s translation—turns a tale of downfall into a sharp meditation on power, faith, and the human cost of wanting too much.
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paperback
Center for Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
Published Jan 1, 2010
113 pages
ISBN: 9780292723351
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First Published
2010
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Puppet by Ibrahim al-Koni.