The bamboo stalk
Alsanousi, Saud2015
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Josephine comes to Kuwait from the Philippines to work as a maid, where she meets Rashid, a spoiled only son. Josephine, with all the wide-eyed naivety of youth, believes she has found true love. But when she becomes pregnant, and with the rumble of war growing ever louder, Rashid abandons her and sends her back home with her baby son, José. Brought up struggling with his dual identity, Jose clings to the hope of returning to his father's country when he is 18. But will Kuwait be any more welcoming to him? Daring and bold, 'The Bamboo Stalk' takes an unflinching look at the phenomenon of foreign workers in Arab countries and confronts the universal problems of identity, race and religion.
Main title:
The bamboo stalk / Saud Alsanousi ; translated by Jonathan Wright.
Author:
Alsanousi, Saud, authorWright, Jonathan (Translator), translator
Edition:
Large print pbk ed
Imprint:
Rearsby : Clipper Large Print, 2015.
Collation:
400 pages (large print)
Notes:
Translated from the Arabic.
ISBN:
9781510003378 (pbk)
Dewey class:
892.737G
LC class:
PJ7914
Local class:
FICLPF
Language:
EnglishArabic
BRN:
508253