All The Lights Abdulaziz Al Farsi

All The Lights Abdulaziz Al FarsiWinner of the Leipzig Book Fair Prize 2008 A man bets all he has on a horserace to pay for an expensive operation for his dog. A young refugee wants to box her way straight off the boat to the top of the sport. Old friends talk all night after meeting up by chance. She imagines a future together. Stories about people who have lost out in life and in love, and about their hopes for one really big win, the chance to make something of their lives. In

There are nearly 70 million refugees on the planet today

Using artefacts from Choi's father

and ultimately a self whose elements materialise through language

reflecting trends in modern scholarship

protest songs

Translated into English by the celebrated Indian poet Sujata Bhatt (Augustin's wife)

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uncomfortable truths emerge that shake the Kingdom to its core

This is a wider selection of this seminal poet's work

promises to rekindle interest in the work of this seminal poet

alive at the sharp end of everything