Lit in Translation

الخط الأبيض من الليل

Al-Khatt al-Abyad min al-Layl

“The White Line of the Night” (title translated by AI)

Khalid Al-Nasrallah (خالد النصر الله, born 1987)

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As a boy he chased every scrap of paper that carried letters; as a young man he takes a job vetting books for the government office that checks publications. Banning a book hurts him, and having to turn down works he admires troubles him so much that he begins to break the rules. In a dystopian political climate, where those in power are at odds with the population, he is drawn into events that grow ever more intense.

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About the book

Form
Novel
Genres
Politics, Speculative (assigned by AI)
First published
2021 by Dar al-Saqi
Author's age
34 when first published
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