An Arab Melancholia by Abdellah Taia

An Arab Melancholia

Semiotext(e) / Native Agents

Abdellah Taia with Frank Stock (Translator)

144 pages missing pub info (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

An autobiographical portrait of a gay Arab man, living between cultures, seeking an identity through love and writing.I had to rediscover who I was. And that's why I left the apartment.... And there I was, right in the heart of the Arab world, a w...

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Moods

tense 100%

Pace

fast 100%

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Loveable characters?

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Diverse cast of characters?

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