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The Bamboo Stalk
WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION THE CONTROVERSIAL AND DARING NOVEL THAT TOOK THE ARAB WORLD BY STORM 'AMBITIOUS CULTIVATED AND BRAVE' - FINANCIAL TIMES Josephine escapes poverty by coming to Kuwait from the Philippines to work as a maid where she meets Rashid an idealistic only son with literary aspirations Josephine with all the wide-eyed naivety of youth believes she has found true love But when she becomes pregnant and with the rumble of war growing ever louder Rashid bows to family and social pressure and sends her back home with her baby son Jose Brought up struggling with his dual identity Jose clings to the hope of returning to his father's country when he is eighteen He is ill-prepared to plunge headfirst into a world where the fear of tyrants and dictators is
nothing compared to the fear of 'what will people say' And with a Filipino face a Kuwaiti passport an Arab surname and a Christian first name will his father's country welcome him? The Bamboo Stalk takes an unflinching look at the lives of foreign workers in Arab countries and confronts the universal problems of identity race and religion
nothing compared to the fear of 'what will people say' And with a Filipino face a Kuwaiti passport an Arab surname and a Christian first name will his father's country welcome him? The Bamboo Stalk takes an unflinching look at the lives of foreign workers in Arab countries and confronts the universal problems of identity race and religion
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