Cities of salt /
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TextoIdioma: Português Detalhes da publicação: londres, Inglaterra: Vintage, 1994. Descrição: 627 pAssunto(s): Resumo: Possessed of panoramic scope and incisve originality, Cities of salt is a spell-binding evocation of Bedouin life, that reveals and humanises a society that has for too long been misunderstood by the West. The novel is set in an unnamed Persian Gulf kingdom in the 1930's. Oil has been discovered there, and the story tells of the disruption and diaspora of a poor oasis community. As the Americans colonise this remote region, Abdeirahman Munif portrays their cultural confrontation with the Arabs, in which religion, history, superstition and mutual incomprehension all play a part.
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Biblioteca Nacional de Agricultura - Binagri | Acervo Cultural | S91 BS0002342 (Percorrer estante(Abre abaixo)) | 01 | Disponível | S91 BS0002342 |
Traduzido por Peter Theroux, Título original: Mudun al-milh..
Possessed of panoramic scope and incisve originality, Cities of salt is a spell-binding evocation of Bedouin life, that reveals and humanises a society that has for too long been misunderstood by the West. The novel is set in an unnamed Persian Gulf kingdom in the 1930's. Oil has been discovered there, and the story tells of the disruption and diaspora of a poor oasis community. As the Americans colonise this remote region, Abdeirahman Munif portrays their cultural confrontation with the Arabs, in which religion, history, superstition and mutual incomprehension all play a part.
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