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Published in Beirut in 1984, Mudun al‑milḥ explores the social upheaval in a Bedouin oasis following the discovery of oil by Americans. Set in an unnamed Gulf country that resembles 1930s Jordan, the novel portrays the gradual changes and tensions experienced by the local inhabitants as foreign influence alters their traditional way of life. Written by a Paris‑based Jordanian novelist with a background in law and oil economics, the book has been translated and banned in several Middle Eastern states, and it is the first volume of a planned trilogy.
First publish date: 1987
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: ʻAbd al-Raḥmān Munīf
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