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This little novel packs a huge punch even today, 50 years after it was published in a Sudan that was in no way ready hammer blow of this magnitude to its conservative Islamic values. Currently regarded as one of the finest novels Arabic, it still continues to be banned in many Islamic nations, including the one I brought it to after being given it for Christmas.
Many of the reviews on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ which give low ratings to the novel have two things in common: they are written in Arabic and they are ...more
Many of the reviews on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ which give low ratings to the novel have two things in common: they are written in Arabic and they are ...more

Aug 04, 2012
Deanne
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Really enjoyed this, a book with a great story, a mystery which is eventually revealed. A chance to delve into another culture, and although the book is over 40 years old it doesn't read like that.
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Mar 28, 2008
Robin
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