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He went to school in england and after graduation he worked as a writer at several theatres including the royal court theatre and the theatre royal stratford east. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Karim alrawis book of sands is part of a wave of books telling stories of their countries through the perspective of ordinary people, helping to. The mouse who saved egypt by karim alrawi book 5 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in english and held by 163 worldcat member libraries worldwide. Book of sands is subtitled a novel of the arab uprising. In the tradition of salman rushdie s midnights children and orhan pamuks snow, debut novelist karim alrawi deftly weaves an atmospheric, multilayered story of intimate lives, informed by recent events and heightened by touches of magic realism, set against the wider canvas of historic events. Book of sands is alrawis first novel, the winner of the inaugural harpercollinsubc prize for best new fiction the egyptianborn alrawi was in the middle east during the arab uprisings, and his.

Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Alrawis novel book of sands, subtitled a novel of the arab uprising, was published by harpercollins in the fall of 2015. Karim alrawis first novel book of sands has won the inaugural harpercollinsubc prize for best new fiction and the jury in its citation described the book as beautiful and enduring. Interview with karim alrawi, winner of the 20 harpercollinsubc prize for fiction. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading book of sands. Book of sands karim alrawi hardcover novels, books, sand. Official page of karim alrawi author of recently published novel book of sands winner of harpercollins ubc best new fiction. In the tradition of salman rushdie s midnights children and orhan pamuks snow, debut novelist karim alrawi deftly weaves an atmospheric, multilayered story of intimate lives, informed by recent events and heightened by touches of magic realism, set against the wider canvas of historic eventsmore. Karim alrawi excerpt from the novel book of sands chapter 1. He gained an mfa in creative writing from the university of british columbia and was an international writing fellow at the university of iowa. A novel of the arab uprising, alrawi, karim at the best online prices at ebay. Includes a reading from his winning novel, book of sands. Novel set during arab spring highlights impact of storytelling.

Jun 29, 2015 the inaugural winner of the harpercollinsubc prize for best new fictionthis powerful, lyrical novel of the endurance of love is set amid the upheaval of the. Click to read more about book of sands by karim alrawi. The inaugural winner of the harpercollinsubc prize for best new fiction in the. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. As i was considering the title, i thought it had to be a reference to jorge luis. Read book of sands a novel of the arab uprising by karim alrawi available from rakuten kobo. A novel of the arab uprising kindle edition by karim alrawi. Book of sands karim alrawi hardcover harpercollins canada.