East winds, west winds
Ṣaqr, Mahdī ʻĪsá2010
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Set among the oil wells of the Basra region of southern Iraq, where the writer spent much of his working life, this novel draws on the author's own experiences to paint a picture at once subtle and vivid of relations between the British and their local employees in the 1950s.
Main title:
East winds, west winds / Mahdi Issa al-Saqr ; translated by Paul Starkey.
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London : Arabia Books, 2010.
Collation:
460 p. ; 20 cm.
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Translated from the Arabic.Formerly CIP. Uk
ISBN:
9781906697228 (pbk)
Dewey class:
FICTION
Language:
EnglishArabic
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BRN:
1083979
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