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Arukiyomi
Jun 14, 2014 rated it really liked it
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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.

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Deanne
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. ...more
Mehdi
Jul 04, 2007 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Stacie
Dec 20, 2008 marked it as to-read
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Aug 11, 2010 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Maurine
Sep 20, 2013 rated it it was ok
Arukiyomi
Feb 24, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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