Life on Hold : A Saudi Arabian Novel
by
Fahd Al-Atiq
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
9774165667
ISBN-13
9789774165665
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Imprint
The American University in Cairo Press
Country of Manufacture
EG
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 30th, 2012
Print length
128 Pages
Weight
146 grams
Dimensions
20.00 x 13.30 x 0.80 cms
Product Classification:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Saudi writer Fahd al-Atiq explores modern Riyadh through the character of Khaled, whose dysfunctional life, humdrum but rich in memories and introspection, bridges the gap between the old impoverished world of Najd and the consumerism of the years after the various oil booms, symbolized in this novel by the family’s move from the lively back streets of the old city to an isolated dream villa in the new suburbs.
Riyadh is a city of masks, a city “like a pressure cooker that’s about to explode,” a city that sleeps on a pile of words that no one dares utter. Saudi society has split into two camps, one adopting the slogan that God is strict in punishment, the other that God is merciful and forgiving. In the background the media trumpets that everything is perfect. Saudi writer Fahd al-Atiq explores this world through the character of Khaled, whose dysfunctional life, humdrum but rich in memories and introspection, bridges the gap between the old impoverished world of Najd and the consumerism of the years after the various oil booms, symbolized in this novel by the family’s move from the lively back streets of the old city to an isolated dream villa in the new suburbs, where their dreams are never quite fulfilled and their lives remain permanently ‘on hold.’
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