Clamor of the Lake (Paperback)

An old fisherman of unknown origin arrives in a black boat. Taciturn and enigmatic, he takes on a woman and her twin boys. While he gives away nothing about his past, his undemanding companionship prompts the woman to narrate her turbulent life. Meanwhile, in a nearby village by the lake, Gomaa and his wife have found respite from the dreariness of their existence in the fantastic objects the sea churns up during gales. But when the waves cast up a chest that speaks in a language no one can comprehend, Gomaa is haunted by its voice. As the tumult of the lake drives a wedge between the couple, it turns two neighbors into close allies. But Karawia and Afifi too will be haunted by the siren song of the lake.In this lyrical novel, the stories of these various figures converge on the mercurial presence of the lake, which in the end proves the narrative's true hero. Clamor of the Lake won the 1995 Cairo International Book Fair Award for Best Novel of the Year.

General

Imprint:	The American University In Cairo Press
Country of origin:	Egypt
Release date:	2009
First published:	March 2009
Authors:	Mohamed El-Bisatie
Translators:	Hala Halim
Dimensions:	200 x 125 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	142
ISBN-13:	978-977-416-241-1
Subtitles:	Arabic
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	977-416-241-2
Barcode:	9789774162411

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