Jun 26, 2010 the bleeding of the stone is a libyan novel about asouf, a bedouin man living a hermitlike existence out in the desert, herding goats and occasionally guiding foreigners to see the rock paintings on the walls of the wadis. Countless hunters search for the moufflon, but only asouf, a solitary bedouin living in the desert, knows where the animals hide. Arbc221f14 modern arabic literature 11122014 reading questions. It was only in 2001 that the first english translation of an al koni novel appeared. Ibrahim alkoni has 81 books on goodreads with 12647 ratings.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. In the fetishists, al koni explores what happens when a writer asks the novel to speak of and for the sahara, when rival cultures clash, and when. Fittingly, this continuation of a tale of greed and corruption opens with a meeting of the conspirators who assassinated the communitys leader at the end of the previous novel, the puppet. May 02, 2004 ibrahim alkonis feel for the desert landscape and the tenuous but tenacious place humans have in it is matchless.
The bleeding of the stone is a libyan novel about asouf, a bedouin man living a hermitlike existence out in the desert, herding goats and occasionally guiding foreigners to see the rock paintings on the walls of the wadis. The libyan tuareg author ibrahim alkoni, who has earned a reputation as a major figure in arabic literature with his many novels and collections of short stories, has used tuareg folklore about anubis, the ancient egyptian god of the underworld, to craft a novel that is both a lyrical evocation of the deserts beauty and a chilling narrative. His novels anubis 2005, gold dust 2008, and the seven veils of seth 2009 were published by the american university in cairo press, and another novel, the bleeding of the stone, has also appeared in engl. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. In it is contentment in it is death and all you seek quoted from the bleeding of the stone ibrahim al koni. On your phone, you can either download the librivox app or you can listen to the books as podcasts just search for the book title in the app you use for podcasts. The fetishists, originally published in arabic as al majus, is considered the masterpiece of ibrahim al koni, one of the most prolific and important writers in arabic today. For more book recommendations, please visit ibrahim al koni interview. Ibrahim alkonis most popular book is the bleeding of the stone. A tuareg who writes in arabic, he spent his childhood in the desert and learned to read and write arabic when he was twelve.
Islam and the dynamics of power, a study of islamic philosophy and modern political science. Meinrad calleja, the philosophy of desert metaphors in ibrahim al koni the bleeding of the stone, 20, faraxa publishers. An invisible existence between life and death in alkonis. Only asouf, a lone bedouin who cherishes the desert and identifies with its creatures, knows exactly where it is to be found.
Dec 23, 2010 encouraged by translatorscholarwriter elliott collawho had an interesting short essay about ibrahim alkoni in yesterdays ahram onlinei thought wed make this an alkoni week. Now he and the moufflon together come under threat. Gold dust is a classic story of the brotherhood between man and beast, the thread of companionship that is all. The fetishists by ibrahim alkoni, translated by william m. In the fetishists, alkoni explores what happens when a writer asks the novel to speak of and for the sahara, when rival cultures clash, and when. And yet the translation of al koni s novels into english has lagged behind that of some other major arab novelists. If youre into peoples inner worlds, the beliefs that shape them and the links between people and the environment, and you look to your fiction to be more mythical than thriller, this could be for you. A compendium of modern arabic fiction the anchor book of modern arabic fiction is an anthology of short fiction and novels by almost 80 arab writers. The bleeding of the stone by ibrahim alkoni librarything.
The libyan tuareg author, ibrahim alkoni, tells the tale of asouf, a solitary goatherd who is the guardian of wadi mathendous. Getting started in audiobooks david evans personal blog. The bleeding of the stone by ibrahim alkoni, may jayyusi. Fittingly, this continuation of a tale of greed and corruption opens with a meeting of the conspirators. The anchor book of modern arabic fiction by denys johnson. In it is contentment in it is death and all you seek quoted from the bleeding of the stone ibrahim alkoni. The bleeding of the stone established in 1987, interlink is an independent publishing house that offers a global, cosmopolitan perspective. Buy the bleeding of the stone emerging voices paperback by ibrahim alkoni from amazons fiction books store. The bleeding of the stone is the work of libyan author ibrahim al koni, who has won several awards, among them the swiss state award 1995 for this book, the japanese translation committee award for his gold dust 1997, and in 2010, the arab novel award.
For more book recommendations, please visit ibrahim alkoni interview. This article is from the may 2004 issue of new internationalist. The bleeding of the stone by ibrahim alkoni 9781566564175. Imagine a book of more than 500 pages where plot and character don t matter, a giant multiroom museum piece that asks to be read in stages and puzzled over. A celebration of ibrahim alkoni, the desert, russian. The philosophy of desert metaphors in ibrahim alkoni the. The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. I often use running as a chance to get through difficult economics or history books that i wouldnt be able to get through in print.
This is the first of his writing to appear in english and i would certainly look forward to future translations of work from this intriguing and talented writer. Dec 16, 2015 the bleeding of the stone by ibrahim al koni the moufflon, a wild sheep prized for its meat, continues to survive in the remote mountain desert of southern libya. Oct 08, 20 in the philosophy of desert metaphors in ibrahim alkoni the bleeding of the stone, meinrad calleja takes a close look at one of alkonis works the bleeding of the stone and attempts to prise out philosophical reflections concealed in the text. A deceptively easy read, stylistically, but grappling with some big issues. Take the bedouins of arabia, for example, who managed to live in some of the most hostile deserts on the planet for thousands of years see ibrahim alkonis the bleeding of the stone. Encouraged by translatorscholarwriter elliott collawho had an interesting short essay about ibrahim alkoni in yesterdays ahram onlinei thought wed make this an alkoni week. The bleeding of the stone interlink world fiction ibrahim alkoni, may jayyusi, christopher tingley on.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Isan, the novels protagonist, is either seth himself or a latterday avatar. The bleeding of the stone published by interlink publishing of massachusetts in their world fiction series. The bleeding of the stone interlink world fiction ibrahim al koni, may jayyusi, christopher tingley on. In it the desert provides a landscape rich in allusions while metaphors allow readers to engage in creative interpretation. Christopher tingley is an english academic and translator of arabic literature. He is the author of many novels, including gold dust, the puppet, and the seven veils of. Quoted from the bleeding of the stone ibrahim alkoni. The bleeding of the stone on the call for books 2015 the. In the seven veils of seth, the worldrenowned, libyan, tuareg author ibrahim alkoni draws on the tension between these two opposing visions of seth to create a novel that also provides a vivid account of daily life in a tuareg oasis. Nicolas book club the bleeding of the stone nicola reads an extract from the bleeding of the stone by ibrahim al koni libya. He is the author of many novels, including gold dust, the puppet, and the seven veils of seth auc press, 2008, 2009, 2010. The philosophy of desert metaphors in ibrahim alkoni. Henceforth references are to this edition and are given in the body of the text.
The scarecrow is the final volume of ibrahim alkonis oasis trilogy, which chronicles the founding, flourishing, and decline of a saharan oasis. This muwwal, a traditional song, performed by the sufis in the community at uwaynat is quoted by asoufs father in ibrahim alkonis novel the bleeding of the stone. The libyan tuareg author ibrahim al koni, who has earned a reputation as a major figure in arabic literature with his many novels and collections of short stories, has used tuareg folklore about anubis, the ancient egyptian god of the underworld, to craft a novel that is both a lyrical evocation of the deserts beauty and a chilling narrative. Sep 04, 2012 the bleeding of the stone ibrahim al koni, 2003. Set in the 1930s in the deserts of southern libya, the novel follows the lone bedouin asouf, who is instructed to keep watch over a series of ancient caves and wallpaintings that he. Meinrad calleja is the author of aspects of racism in malta, a critical analytical study of racism trends in malta. Ibrahim alkonis feel for the desert landscape and the tenuous but tenacious place humans have in it is matchless. He was born in brighton and read english at the university of london mphil 1973 and at leeds university, for many years lecturing in english and linguistics at various african universities.
He learned arabic as a second language, having been born into a tuareg family and speaking tamasheq as his mother tongue. The moufflon, a wild sheep prized for its meat, continues to survive in the remote mountain desert of southern libya. The bleeding of the stone by ibrahim alkoni the moufflon, a wild sheep prized for its meat, continues to survive in the remote mountain desert of southern libya. The fetishists, originally published in arabic as al majus, is considered the masterpiece of ibrahim alkoni, one of the most prolific and important writers in arabic today. In the desert we visit death the desert means freedom. External links a celebration of ibrahim al koni, the desert, russian literature, and swiss sufism from the blog arabic literature in english rawafed. He studied at the gorky institute in moscow and worked as a journalist in moscow and warsaw. External links a celebration of ibrahim alkoni, the desert, russian literature, and swiss sufism from the blog arabic literature in english rawafed. The scarecrow is the final volume of ibrahim al koni s oasis trilogy, which chronicles the founding, flourishing, and decline of a saharan oasis. In the seven veils of seth, the worldrenowned, libyan, tuareg author ibrahim al koni draws on the tension between these two opposing visions of seth to create a novel that also provides a vivid account of daily life in a tuareg oasis. Ibrahim alkoni s epic novel almajus newly available in english translation as the fetishists is just such a read. May 26, 2010 well, perhaps this one was a bit morbid. Our list is devoted to works of literature, history, contemporary politics, travel, art, and cuisine from around the world, often from areas underrepresented in western media. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
Explore books by ibrahim alkoni with our selection at. The bleeding of the stone is the work of libyan author ibrahim alkoni, who has won several awards, among them the swiss state award 1995 for this book, the japanese translation committee award for his gold dust 1997, and in 2010, the arab novel award. It was only in 2001 that the first english translation of an alkoni novel appeared. Sanddune reads 75 in 2019 thread 2 75 books challenge for. In it is contentment, in it is death and all you seek. Welcome to my second thread of 2019, and to my eighth year doing the 75 book challenge. The scarecrow by ibrahim alkoni, translated by william m. Nicolas book club the bleeding of the stone nicola reads an extract from the bleeding of the stone by ibrahim alkoni libya. In the mountainous desert region of south libya lives the legendary moufflon, a wild sheep whose meat is highly valued. The bleeding of the stone by ibrahim alkoni heraclitean fire. The bleeding of the stone by ibrahim al koni 1 how does the bleeding of the stone conform or fail to conform with the various genres of. Meinrad calleja, the philosophy of desert metaphors in ibrahim alkoni the bleeding of the stone, 20, faraxa publishers. First published in 2001 the bleeding of the stone open library.
Although not an arab writer, alkoni is one of the giants of contemporary arabic literature, and has a unique and worldencompassing literary vision. The libyan tuareg author, ibrahim al koni, tells the tale of asouf, a solitary goatherd who is the guardian of wadi mathendous. In the philosophy of desert metaphors in ibrahim alkoni the bleeding of the stone, meinrad calleja takes a close look at one of alkonis works the bleeding of the stone and attempts to prise out philosophical reflections concealed in the text. Reading questions bleeding of the stone middlebury college. Smashwords about meinrad calleja, author of the philosophy. Im a 57 year old accountant and, after spending most of my career in the city of london, im now the finance manager of a local charity which provides support to. The philosophy of desert metaphors in ibrahim alkoni the bleeding of the stone kindle edition by calleja, meinrad. The bleeding of the stone emerging voices paperback. And yet the translation of alkonis novels into english has lagged behind that of some other major arab novelists. The similarly reclusive mouflon barbary sheep or waddan, right feature heavily and symbolically. The bleeding of the stone by ibrahim alkoni 1 how does the bleeding of the stone conform or. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the philosophy of desert metaphors in ibrahim alkoni the bleeding of the stone. This dazzling anthology features the work of seventynine outstanding writers from all over the arabspeaking world, from morocco in the west to iraq in the east, syria in the north to sudan in the south. Quoted from the bleeding of the stone ibrahim al koni.
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