num_pages: 151
description: Set in the pre-revolution Yemen of the Imams, this novel depicts the experiences of a young boy who, having been taken hostage, in line with the Imam's general practice, as a pledge for his father's political obedience, is sent to serve as a young male attendant in the palace of the city governor.The growth of the boy's awareness, political, social and personal, is movingly portrayed against a background of bygone times whose decadence and injustice are presented with vivid satiric force.
language: English
title: The Hostage
titlecomplete: The Hostage
genres: Fiction, Literature, Novels, The World, Historical Fiction, 20th Century
ratings_count: 778
publisher: Interlink