Mohammad al-Murr
Autor de The Wink of the Mona Lisa and other stories from the Gulf
Sobre El Autor
Obras de Mohammad al-Murr
Dubai Tales 1 copia
al-a'māl al-qasisiyya 1 copia
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Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- al-Murr, Mohammad
- Nombre legal
- محمد المر
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1955
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- United Arab Emirates
- País (para mapa)
- United Arab Emirates
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Lugares de residencia
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Syracuse, New York, USA - Educación
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Miembros
Reseñas
Snapshots of life in Dubai, I felt like a bit of a fly on the wall with this collection. You really only get brief glimpses, but the result is very realistic and compelling. I have the next address, so will be posting this on Monday.
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- Obras
- 9
- También por
- 1
- Miembros
- 40
- Popularidad
- #370,100
- Valoración
- 3.4
- Reseñas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 4
By sally tarbox on 1 December 2017
Format: Paperback
Maybe *2.5 for an uninspiring read.
A collection of 21 short stories set in the United Arab Emirates.
They focus on everyday situations: marriage problems; parents and children; travel... The modern world with its affairs, divorces, career-minded youngsters is juxtaposed with a conservative, religious world.
Although the cover blurb says that each tale 'has a sharp sting in the tail', I have to say I didn't find this at all. They tend to fade away to nothing, and you're left thinking 'is that it?' Might be OK for a mediocre magazine but how they got published is beyond me!… (más)