{"product_id":"earth-weeps-saturn-laughs-paperback","title":"Earth Weeps, Saturn Laughs - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbdulaziz Al Farsi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNancy Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarth Weeps, Saturn Laughs \u003c\/i\u003eopens with the return of Khalid Bakhit, a government employee, to his hometown in Oman after a time away in the big city, and concludes with his return to the city with a new maturity born of a series of wrenching encounters with reality. Khalid's return home, sparked by his flight from a painful love affair, coincides with events that reveal the force of long-established traditions that have a stranglehold on the town: from racial prejudice, to religious bigotry, to ossified patterns of leadership. Khalid's awakening and transformation are catalyzed by his encounters with a certain \"Saturnine poet\" who, in the course of chasing after an elusive ode, has stumbled upon this unnamed village. For a period of time \"the Saturnine\" becomes Khalid's closest companion: listening to his woes, helping him see himself with new eyes, and imparting to him a wisdom from a world beyond, untainted by human smallness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbdulaziz Al Farsi\u003c\/b\u003e, born in Shinas, Oman, in 1976, is a medical oncologist. He began writing in 1998 and is the author of six collections of short stories and two biographical works. \u003ci\u003eEarth Weeps, Saturn Laughs \u003c\/i\u003eis his first novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e is the translator of Salwa Bakr's \u003ci\u003eThe Man from Bashmour \u003c\/i\u003e(AUC Press, 2007), for which she received a commendation in the Saif Ghobash-Banipal Prize for Translation. Her most recent translation is Ibrahim Nasrallah's \u003ci\u003eTime of White Horses\u003c\/i\u003e (AUC Press, 2012).\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47397671436466,"sku":"9789774165900","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/earth-weeps-saturn-laughs-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}