Cities of Salt

by Abdelrahman Munif

Overview

Banned in Saudia Arabia, this is a blistering look at Arab and American hypocrisy following the discovery of oil in a poor oasis community.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780394755267
Publisher:	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/17/1989
Series:	Vintage International
Edition description:	1st Vintage International ed
Pages:	640
Product dimensions:	5.14(w) x 7.93(h) x 1.34(d)

About the Author

Abdul Rahman Munif was a Saudi novelist. His novels included strong political elements as well as mockeries of the Middle Eastern elite classes. His work so offended the rulers of Saudi Arabia that many of his books were banned and his Saudi citizenship revoked. His books included Cities of Salt, The Trench, and Variations on Night and Day. Munif died in 2004.

What People are Saying About This

Graham Greene

An Arab novel -- and an excellent one at that. It opens up new vistas to the imagination.

Editorial Reviews

"The only serious work of fiction that tries to show the effect of oil, Americans and the local oligarchy on a Gulf country."—Edward W. Said

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