The second half of the book reprints moores best essays. Karim alrawi excerpt from the novel book of sands chapter 1. Reading from book of sands at shambaugh house, the university of iowa. Book signing at the jaipur literature festival, india. Includes a reading from his winning novel, book of sands. As i was considering the title, i thought it had to be a reference to jorge luis. Accepted 24 september, 2009 sand filter capping had been tried as an alternative for the currently practiced rapid sand filters. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Alrawis novel book of sands, subtitled a novel of the arab uprising, was published by harpercollins in the fall of 2015. Her first novel the baghdad clock went through three printings in the first months of publication. He has taught at universities in the uk, egypt, us and canada. Introducing sand filter capping for turbidity removal for. Book of sands is subtitled a novel of the arab uprising. Sign up for our newsletter to stay updated on whats happening in the world of books, food, workshops and more, right here at al rawi. Introducing sand filter capping for turbidity removal for potable water treatment plants of mosuliraq s. Full text of the mirror of literature, amusement, and instruction see other formats. Just heard copies of book of sands were seized by the state censor at cairo airport, denying it entry to.
A powerful, lyrical novel of the endurance of love, set amid the uphe. He started his service in the army as an officer in an armoured unit, later fighting in the iraniraq war, receiving numerous medals and suffering a severe head wound whilst leading. He was an international writing fellow at the university of iowa and taught creative writing at the university. 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. Al rawi environment research center erc, mosul university, mosul, iraq. A novel of the arab uprising hardcover deckle edge, international edition. Luke leafgren received his phd in comparative literature from harvard university in 2012, after taking ba degrees in english and theology from columbia university. Our concept store is home to good reads, great coffee and delicious food. Karim alrawis novel is a book i decided to read when i heard the author speak at southbank two summers ago. Full text of the mirror of literature, amusement, and. Nada, not yet ten years old, watches flights of starlings soar over. Interview with karim alrawi, winner of the 20 harpercollinsubc prize for fiction. She is currently completing a phd in anthropology in dubai.
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