The dove's necklace
Subtitle: a novel
By: Raja Alem ; translated from the Arabic by Katharine Halls and Adam Talib
Contributors: Halls, Katharine, translator; Talib, Adam, translator
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Overlook Books
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781590208984
Subjects: Social life and customs; Detectives; Murder; Investigation; Ficiton; FICTION / Literary; Fiction
Work titles: Ṭawq al-ḥamām
Description: "When a dead woman is discovered in Abu Al Roos, one of Mecca's many alleys, no one will claim the body because they are ashamed by her nakedness. As we follow Detective Nassir's investigation of the case, the secret life of the holy city of Mecca is revealed.  Tackling powerful issues with beautiful and evocative writing, Raja Alem reveals a city--and a civilization--at once beholden to brutal customs, and reckoning (uneasily) with new traditions. Told from a variety of perspectives--including that of Abu Al Roos itself--The Dove's Necklace is a virtuosic work of literature, and an ambitious portrait of a changing city that deserves our attention"--