Abdullah Khalifa

Gone with the Oil: A realistic, nightmarish, and satirical novel.As soon as you begin reading "Antarah Returns to the Island," you are greeted by the sight of the desert waking up at dawn. It is the town lying near the beaches, with its small, closely packed houses called "sabkha," which was invaded by strangers, right under the noses of the tribe''s sons. The novelist uses the heroic character of...