| Description |
162 pages ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
Jokes for the gunmen -- Matador -- Gramophone -- Cinema -- Biscuits -- A joke -- The angel of death -- Other-people's-dreams syndrome -- Aquarium -- Portion of jam -- Curtain -- Juan and Ausa |
| Summary |
"A brilliant collection of fictions in the vein of Roald Dahl, Etgar Keret and Amy Hempel. These are stories of what the world looks like from a child's pure but sometimes vengeful or muddled perspective. These are stories of life in a war zone, life peppered by surreal mistakes, tragic accidents and painful encounters. These are stories of fantasist matadors, lost limbs and perplexed voyeurs. This is a collection about sex, death and the all-important skill of making life into a joke."--Publisher description |
| Subject |
Maʻrūf, Māzin -- Translations into English.
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Short stories, Arabic. -- 21st century -- Translations into English.
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| Genre/Form |
Translations.
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Short stories.
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Short stories, Arabic.
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| Author |
Wright, Jonathan, 1953- translator
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| LC no. |
2018493830 |
| ISBN |
9781846276675 (paperback) |
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1846276675 (paperback) |
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(eISBN) |
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