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Thani Al-Suwaidi (1966–2020)

Autore di The diesel

1 opera 19 membri 2 recensioni

Opere di Thani Al-Suwaidi

The diesel (1994) 19 copie

Etichette

Informazioni generali

Data di nascita
1966
Data di morte
2020
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
United Arab Emirates
Luogo di nascita
Ras al-Khaima, United Arab Emirates
Luogo di morte
Cairo, Egypt

Utenti

Recensioni

I read an extract of about a dozen pages out of 88 or so, vignettes 12-14 because that was all I could find. The English translation seems good and tells a fascinating story in poetic prose. The protagonist appears to be trans* in some sense. Maybe one day I'll be able to find and read the whole work.

Quote

An elector on the elect: "We don’t want a president who will apportion us. We want a president who will be apportioned among us, who will alter our crisis with his mighty sorcery and who will interview our bodies with his kisses and with the materializing embrace connecting alleys and streets."

The opposite of subtlety: "Then I longed ever so much for your body. I felt that my asshole needed a little coffee. I daringly walked barefoot over the sand. Behind my back, beneath that tree, you were the first fruit that welcomed me in town."
… (altro)
½
 
Segnalato
spiralsheep | 1 altra recensione | Nov 30, 2020 |
This book was really strange. It was told in non sequitor parables, and even after thoroughly reading the introduction, it was pretty confusing. That said, even though I don't feel like I have a good grasp of what really happened, the language was, at times, beautiful.
 
Segnalato
jekka | 1 altra recensione | Jan 24, 2020 |

Statistiche

Opere
1
Utenti
19
Popolarità
#609,294
Voto
½ 3.3
Recensioni
2
ISBN
3
Lingue
1