Time of White Horses
By: Ibrahim Nasrallah ; translated by Nancy Roberts
Contributors: Roberts, Nancy, translator
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 652
ISBN-13: 9789774167577
Subjects: Social life and customs; Palestinian Arabs; Fiction; History
Work titles: Zaman al-khuyul al-bayda'
Description: Set in Palestine, before the creation of the state of Israel, this lyrical and deftly written novel spans three generations living in the small village of Hadiya. Reaching back into the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the immense history of this period is brought into focus by the very human stories of Hajj Mahmoud, his son Khaled, and grandson Naji. As the cruel hand of history hovers above them, their destinies are shaped by outside forces - first the crumbling Ottoman Empire, then the British Mandate, and finally the Nakba. Nasrallah's elegant and epic tale is one of both suffering and survival, heart-break and hope.
Notes: "First published in Arabic in 2007 by al-Muʼassasah al-ʻArabīyah li-l Dirāsāt wa-l-Nashr as Zaman al-khuyul al-baydaʼ." -- T. p. verso.

English translation first published in 2012.

Includes bibliographical references.

Translated from the Arabic.

Shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.