At the close of the nineteenth century, freed slave Bakhit is let out of prison with the overthrow of the Mahdist state in Sudan. On the brink of death, the memory of his beloved Theodora is all that has sustained him through seven years of grim incarceration–that and his vow to avenge her killing. Set against a backdrop of war, religious fervor, and the monumental social and political upheavals of the time, The Longing of the Dervish is a love story in the most unlikely of circumstances. Lyrical and evocative, Hammour Ziada’s masterfully crafted novel is about sorrow, hope, and the cruelty of fate.
Author: Hammour Ziada
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Published: 09/15/2016
Series: Hoopoe Fiction
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9789774167881
Language: English
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