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Moon over Samarqand
قمر على سمرقند · Qamar 'ala Samarqand
Mohamed Mansi Qandil (محمد المنسي قنديل, born 1946)
Translated by Jennifer Peterson
English editions
In EnglishMoon over Samarqand
American University in Cairo Press · Egypt · 2009 · Hardcover · 414 pages
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Ali, a young Egyptian doctor, travels to Samarqand to uncover an old secret. There he meets Nur Allah, a larger-than-life driver who takes charge of his car and, it seems, of his destiny, and the two set off on an adventure through astonishing places. The journey reaches back into the history and legends of Central Asia and into the tangled present, with its plots, violence and desire, raising questions of identity and selfhood.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 272 pages in the original
- Genres
- Historical (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Uzbekistan, Egypt
- First published
- 2004 by Dar al-Hilal
- Author's age
- 58 when first published
- ISBN
9789770710999 (original)
9789774161896 (American University in Cairo Press, Egypt)