- International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2010 · Shortlist
عندما تشيخ الذئاب
'Indama tashikh al-dhi'ab
“When the Wolves Grow Old” (title translated by AI)
Jamal Naji (جمال ناجي, born 1954)
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The all-knowing narrator steps aside, and one character after another tells events that repeat, differ and grow from voice to voice. Together they show the world of preachers, charities and politicians in Amman, and the climb from poor neighbourhoods to power and money, where sex, religion and politics are tangled. At the centre, Azmi al-Wajih stays silent and a riddle.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 354 pages in the original
- Genres
- Politics (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Jordan
- First published
- 2008 by Jordanian Ministry of Culture
- Author's age
- 54 when first published