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The Grub Hunter by Amir Taj al-Sirr
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9781035900657
Published:
01 Dec 2023
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
352 pages
Dimensions:
198x129x14mm
Weight:
0.214kgs
Author:
After receiving a life-changing injury, Farfar, is forced to retire as an agent and leave his secret service days behind him. With no work, wife, or close family to fill the void, he struggles to find meaning in his solitary life. That is until he is struck by a surprising idea: to write a novel. Despite putting his fair share of novelists behind bars, the idea sticks. To hone his skills, Farfar visits a renowned coffeehouse, famous for its mix of strange authors, barefoot poets, and disgraced politicians. In between his bizarre adventures at the cafe, he discovers that his old colleagues are growing more and more suspicious of his actions. In a country tightly controlled by the police, existing in the world of literature is a dangerous and steady path into treason.
Shortlisted for the 2011 International Prize for Arab Fiction. The Grub Hunter tells the story of a secret service agent who, after years of imprisoning dangerous novelists, decides to join them...
When Farfar receives a life-changing injury, he is forced to leave his secret service days behind him.
With no family to fill the void, he struggles to find meaning in his new, solitary life. That is until he is struck by an unusual idea: to write a novel. Despite putting his fair share of novelists behind bars, the idea sticks.
After visiting a coffeehouse popular among writers, his old colleagues begin to grow suspicious... In a country tightly controlled by the police, the world of literature is a dangerous path into treason.
Wonderfully curious and full of wit, The Grub Hunter is a sharply original and unforgettable novel.
'By turns funny and moving, [The Grub Hunter] captures the absurdity of modern life under the intrusive eye of a repressive regime.' Guardian
'A giant among Arabic fiction writers.' Daily News Egypt
About the Author: Amir Tag Elsir, also written as Amir Taj al-Sir, is a poet, novelist, and medical doctor born in 1960 in northern Sudan. He studied medicine at Tanta University in Egypt and at the British Royal College of Medicine. Since then, he has published over 20 books, consisting of novels, biographies and poetry collections. His novel The Grub Hunter (2010) was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2011 while his 2013 novel, 366 was among the winners of the 2015 Katara Prize for the Arabic Novel. Elsir currently works as a medical doctor in Doha, Qatar. Translated from the Arabic by William M. Hutchins. William M. Hutchins was born in 1944 in Kentucky. Majoring in art history at Yale University, he graduated in 1964. His best-known work is his translation of the Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz. He is currently a professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Appalachian State University in North Carolina.
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