In English
IPAF 2008 · Winner
Sunset Oasis
واحة الغروب · Wahat al-ghurub
Bahaa Taher · 71 when first published
Novel · 320 pages · Historical
AI-generated summary:After the failed Urabi revolt of 1882, Egyptian police officer Mahmoud Abd el-Zahir is sent to govern the remote Siwa oasis as a punishment, and his Irish wife Catherine insists on coming with him.