Description
A Sudanese writer begins to suspect that one of his most idiosyncratic characters from a recent novel resembles -- in an uncanny and terrifying way -- a real person he has never met. Since he condemned this character to an untimely death in the novel, should he attempt to save this real man from a similar fate? Elsir takes his readers on a terrifying journey through the unsettled mind of an author who loses control over his own creations and sense of reality. Set in both sides of Khartoum -- the bustling capital city and the neglected, poverty-stricken underbelly -- this is a novel of unreliable narrators, of insane asylums and of the dubious relationship between imagination and reality.
A psychological thriller blurring the line between literary fantasy and real life tragedy
About the Author
Amir Tag Elsir is a Sudanese writer and doctor. He studied medicine in Egypt and at the British Royal College of Medicine. He has published a number of novels, biographies and volumes of poetry. His novel The Grub Hunter (2010) was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2011. He lives in Doha, Qatar. William Maynard Hutchins has translated more than a dozen Arabic novels by prominent authors including Naguib Mahfouz, Fadhil al-Azzawi and Mahmoud Saeed. He was awarded two National Endowment for the Arts grants for literary translation in 2006 and 2012 for his translations of The Seven Veils of Seth and New Waw by Ibrahim al-Koni. He was the co-winner of the 2013 Saif Ghobash/Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation for A Land Without Jasmine by Wajdi al-Ahdal. In addition to Telepathy, Hutchins has translated Amir Tag Elsir's novels French Perfume and The Grub Hunter.
Reviews
Widely regarded as a giant among Arabic fiction writers Daily News, Egypt Telepathy is an entertaining and thoughtful novel that raises interesting questions about the nature of creativity, forgiveness and identity The National
Book Information
ISBN 9789927101892
Author Elsir Amir Tag
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
Publisher Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
Weight(grams) 154g
A psychological thriller blurring the line between literary fantasy and real life tragedy
About the Author
Amir Tag Elsir is a Sudanese writer and doctor. He studied medicine in Egypt and at the British Royal College of Medicine. He has published a number of novels, biographies and volumes of poetry. His novel The Grub Hunter (2010) was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2011. He lives in Doha, Qatar. William Maynard Hutchins has translated more than a dozen Arabic novels by prominent authors including Naguib Mahfouz, Fadhil al-Azzawi and Mahmoud Saeed. He was awarded two National Endowment for the Arts grants for literary translation in 2006 and 2012 for his translations of The Seven Veils of Seth and New Waw by Ibrahim al-Koni. He was the co-winner of the 2013 Saif Ghobash/Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation for A Land Without Jasmine by Wajdi al-Ahdal. In addition to Telepathy, Hutchins has translated Amir Tag Elsir's novels French Perfume and The Grub Hunter.
Reviews
Widely regarded as a giant among Arabic fiction writers Daily News, Egypt Telepathy is an entertaining and thoughtful novel that raises interesting questions about the nature of creativity, forgiveness and identity The National
Book Information
ISBN 9789927101892
Author Elsir Amir Tag
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
Publisher Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
Weight(grams) 154g
