The Raven of Ruwi and Other Stories from Oman - Brossura

Saud, Hamoud

Brossura

ISBN 10: 081561201X ISBN 13: 9780815612018

Casa editrice: Syracuse Univ Pr, 2026

Riassunto

In this lyrical collection, Omani author Hamoud Saud invites readers into the soul of Muscat, the capital city of Oman, a country famed for its long coastline, rugged mountains, and stark desert landscapes. This geography provides the backdrop for stories that reveal both the beauty and hardship of a country and people on the margins.

Saud’s Muscat is not a postcard-perfect city but a living, breathing place of cement forests, forgotten roundabouts, and ravens perched on bank flagpoles. In "The Raven of Ruwi," a narrator wanders the city’s commercial district, where Indian music drifts from balconies and the streets are filled with weary bank workers. In "The Sad Donkey of Muscat," a blind man recounts the city’s history as told to him by a donkey. And in "Post Office of the Dead," a forgotten postmaster receives letters from Dostoevsky and Kafka, triggering a surreal unraveling of time and identity.

These stories are fabulist in spirit but grounded in the textures of everyday life: the scent of karak tea, the chatter of schoolgirls, the heat rising from asphalt. At once intimate and expansive, The Raven of Ruwi and Other Stories from Oman is a powerful meditation on place, identity, and the stories that cities tell.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Hamoud Saud is an Omani writer of short stories and literary nonfiction. His work frequently appears in Arabic newspapers and culture magazines, and some of it has been translated into Azerbaijani, English, Japanese, and Spanish.

Zia Ahmed’s translations of Arabic fiction and literary nonfiction have appeared in Asymptote, Denver Quarterly, and The Markaz Review. He lives in Virginia.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Syracuse Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 081561201X
• ISBN 13: 9780815612018
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 150
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile