A Sleepless Eye - Aphorisms from the Sahara (Hardcover)

The Libyan landscape is one of the most diverse and breathtaking, replete with barren deserts, vast ocean coasts, and a stunning display of earth's elements. Al-Koni, an award-winning and critically acclaimed Arabic writer, reflects on this fragile environment and the increasing threats to its existence in A Sleepless Eye, a collection of the poet's desert wisdom. He highlights the relationships between humans and Libya's natural features, grouping them by theme: nature, desert, water, sea, wind, rock, trees, and fire. Each theme contains a set of aphorisms that deliver thoughtful perspectives on what it means to coexist with an evolving planet. This volume is the result of the author's collaboration with the celebrated French nature photographer, Alain Sebe, and English translator Allen. The product is a body of work that calls upon readers to question their relationship with the earth through meditative ideas and photos, familiarising English readers with the fundamental philosophies of environmental stewardship that transcend all boundaries.

General

Imprint:	Syracuse University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Middle East Literature in Translation
Release date:	May 2014
First published:	March 2014
Authors:	Ibrahim Al-Koni
Editors:	Roger Allen
Dimensions:	210 x 135 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	112
ISBN-13:	978-0-8156-1034-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	0-8156-1034-3
Barcode:	9780815610342

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