Clamor of the Lake: A Modern Arabic Novel ' women's fiction' the lakes and rivers dried

the lakes and rivers dried up

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Shortlisted for The Betty Trask Prize

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Clamor of the Lake: A Modern Arabic Novel ' women's fiction' the lakes and rivers driedMohamed El BisatieClamor of the Lake begins with the appearance of an old fisherman of unknown origin sailing a black boat. Taciturn and enigmatic, he takes on a woman and her twin boys. While he gives away nothing about his past, his undemanding companionship prompts the woman to narrate her turbulent life. Meanwhile, in a nearby village by the lake, Gomaa and his wife have found respite from the dreariness of their existence in the fantastic objects