Intolerable
Subtitle: a memoir of extremes
By: Kamal Al-Solaylee
Edition: Harper Perennial trade paperback edition.
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780062294845
Subjects: Journalists; Family; Gay journalists; Arabs; Yemenis; Biography
Description: A true story of life in the modern Middle-East spanning the nearly six decades from the nationalism of the 1960s to the Arab Spring of 2011, by a prominent Canadian journalist. In the '60s, Al-Solayee's father was one of the wealthiest property owners in Aden, south of Yemen, but when the country shrugged off its colonial roots, his properties were confiscated. As a gay man living in an intolerant country Al-Solayee fled to be able to enjoy his personal freedom.
Notes: "Originally published in Canada by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. in a hardcover edition: 2012"--T.p. verso.