{"product_id":"trench-9780679745334","title":"Trench","description":"From one of the most highly regarded writers of Arabic literature, \u003ci\u003eTrench\u003c\/i\u003e is the second volume in the epic quintet \u003ci\u003eCities of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e. Tracing the economic history of the Arabic world, Munif picks up where Vol. I left off, with the effects of the discovery of oil reserves in the region beginning to show their true colors. Following The Doctor as he is invited by the Sultan of Harran, the character watches as the royalty succumbs to corruption and greed, and in turn, the political and natural destruction of his homeland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTrench\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Munif's wonderful novel is a welcome corrective. . . .  It] deepens, enriches and above all humanizes whatever sense of Arab culture we may have.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" T]his sly, patient dissection of a sultanate grown too rich for its own survival makes it clear why the author lost his own Saudi citizenship.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abdelrahman Munif\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.26w x 1.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679745334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/05\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbdul Rahman Munif\u003c\/b\u003e was a Saudi novelist. His novels included strong political elements as well as mockeries of the Middle Eastern elite classes. His work so offended the rulers of Saudi Arabia that many of his books were banned and his Saudi citizenship revoked. His books included \u003ci\u003eCities of Salt, The Trench, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVariations on Night and Day\u003c\/i\u003e. Munif died in 2004.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42923654807667,"sku":"9.78068E+12","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e5464aa3-163f-4b99-9b8e-f398630a888c.jpg?v=1742481423","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/trench-9780679745334","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}