{"product_id":"wolves-of-the-crescent-moon-isbn-9780143113218","title":"Wolves of the Crescent Moon","description":"\u003cb\u003e“The first great Saudi novel.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Banned in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this provocative, fast-paced debut novel confirms what \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e reported about its award-winning author: \"Yousef Al-Mohaimeed is taking on some of the most divisive subjects in the Arab world . . . in a lush style that evokes Gabriel García Márquez.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In a Riyadh bus station, a man comes across a file containing official reports about an abandoned baby. As he pieces together the shattered life documented within, a larger picture emerges of three outsiders—a Bedouin, an orphan, and a eunuch-linked by fate and trying to make lives for themselves in a predatory city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Unfolding with the intensity of a fever dream over the course of one night, \u003ci\u003eWolves of the Crescent Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel of astonishing power and great moral consequence about a deeply traditional society confronting the modern world. “[A] clear and gripping picture of a Saudi society terribly divided between old and new, rich and poor.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A dramatic rendering of culture clash . . . Sophisticated . . . Will remind you of Camus’s \u003ci\u003eStranger.\u003c\/i\u003e” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eWolves of the Crescent Moon\u003c\/i\u003e has put Saudi Arabia at the forefront of Arab literature. . . . Saudi commentators have warned of an emerging ‘industry’ of writing about Saudi Arabia that is in danger of falling into cliches of representation for the sake of a quick buck. . . . Not so Mohaimeed, whose \u003ci\u003eWolves of the Crescent Moon\u003c\/i\u003e eschews populist material such as young people’s sex lives to delve into the complex Saudi social fabric with striking narrative artistry.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReuters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Haunting . . . Employing a nonlinear narrative that shimmers with a certain dreamlike quality, \u003ci\u003eWolves \u003c\/i\u003einterweaves the lives of [three] characters in complex and unexpected ways. It’s easy to imagine this tale being narrated by an ancient storyteller to a group of rapt listeners gathered around a blazing desert fire. Al-Mohaimeed’s prose is taut and yet lyrical, evoking the harsh beauty of the desert landscape in spare sentences rich with vivid imagery. While his name will be unfamiliar to most American readers, his talent deserves serious attention.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Swirls with a richness of language and imagery . . . Deserving of a large audience.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A very rich work . . . Intense . . . Vivid . . . Powerful . . . Gripping . . . Artfully constructed . . . A riveting story . . . \u003ci\u003eWolves of the Crescent Moon\u003c\/i\u003e describes a part of Saudi society that is barely noticed. . . . Al-Mohaimeed’s creative approach in weaving together these stories, and the pithiness of some of the scenes, show a talented author at work, yet another indication of a lively, innovative Arabic-fiction scene from which a lot more will surely be heard in the future.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Complete Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This fresh-voiced debut novel . . . beautifully captures the frustrations and resentments of [its] tormented characters.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A fascinating story of three souls disfigured by life and looking for peace and safety in a merciless world . . . A fine read.” —\u003cb\u003eDiana Abu-Jaber, author of \u003ci\u003eArabian Jazz \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCrescent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An irresistible novel.” \u003cb\u003e—Nuruddin Farah, author of \u003ci\u003eLinks and Knots\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Brave and brilliant . . . A novel that sneaks up on you with its power to make you see, hear, and live the complexities of another world.” \u003cb\u003e—Uzodinma Iweala, author of \u003ci\u003eBeasts of No Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “At last, an authentic voice from Saudi Arabia. Yousef Al-Mohaimeed has written a remarkable, rhythmic, genuine novel, throbbing with sensuality and moral courage, as if it didn’t take place in a society that denies the tick of the heart.” \u003cb\u003e—Hanan al-Shaykh, author of \u003ci\u003eWomen of Sand and Myrrh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eYousef Al-Mohaimeed\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Riyadh in 1964. He has published several novels and short story collections in Arabic and has had stories published in Lebanon, Egypt, France, Germany, Spain, and Russia. He studied English and photography at Norwich University in England and was recently presented with an award by \u003ci\u003eDiwan al Arab\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the Egyptian Journalists Union in recognition of his creative contribution to Arab culture. He lives in Riyadh.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnthony Calderbank\u003c\/b\u003e is the translator of Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz’s novel \u003ci\u003eRhadopis of Nubia, \u003c\/i\u003eSonallah Ibrahim’s \u003ci\u003eZaat\u003c\/i\u003e, and Miral al-Tahawy’s \u003ci\u003eThe Tent\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlue Aubergine\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Khobar, Saudi Arabia.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301740499173,"sku":"NP9780143113218","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143113218.jpg?v=1767744466","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/wolves-of-the-crescent-moon-isbn-9780143113218","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}