The Drowning

By: Hammour Ziada, Paul G. Starkey (Translator)

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Paperback | 8 September 2022

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170 Pages

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An intelligent and compelling novel that lifts a corner of the veil that covers the misery of so many women's lives

Sudan, 1968, the military coup taking place in Khartoum echoes all the way to the small rural town of Hajer Narti, where the body of a young girl has just been found in the Nile. Like every time a body is washed up on the shore, Fatima shows up, According to popular belief, when the Nile brings a new body back, it also brings back an old one. Fatima is still looking for her daughter Su'ad, believed to have drowned many years ago.

The Drowning is Hammour Ziada's third novel. With scarce descriptions, and just the minimal amount of words, Ziada succeeds in portraying very convincing characters, and in poignantly capturing the violence of social relations in a strictly codified society. Only 13 year-old Abeer eludes the reader. Like a dream all men try to catch throughout the novel, Abeer floats silently across town, a fluttering butterfly.

Industry Reviews

"Ziada (The Book of Khartoum) delves into forced marriages, sexual violence, and oppression in a rural Sudanese town in this affecting if opaque nonlinear narrative ... [A] haunting portrayal of the Nile as both lifeblood and ever-present threat ...."--Publishers Weekly

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