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A sensitive and at times darkly humorous story of a young man’s experience of illness, his contemplation of death, and his determination to maintain his independence through it all.After reading Kafka, K decides to write his own diary, but he is constantly frustrated by his lack of experiences: he is worn down by the drudgery of his corporate job for a faceless corporation and by his incessant family obligations.When he receives the news that he has leukemia, he finds himself torn between a sense of devastation and a revelation that he has finally found a way out of his writing predicament. Through Aziz Mohammed’s measured but forceful writing, this compelling debut has a universality that reaches across time, place, and culture. Shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
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The Critical Case of a Man Called K, Aziz Mohammad
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- Année de publication
- 2021
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- Titre
- The Critical Case of a Man Called K
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Aziz Mohammad
- Publié
- 2021
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 266
- ISBN10
- 1649030754
- ISBN13
- 9781649030757
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Fiction, Littérature contemporaine
- Évaluation
- 3,9 sur 5
- Description
- A sensitive and at times darkly humorous story of a young man’s experience of illness, his contemplation of death, and his determination to maintain his independence through it all.After reading Kafka, K decides to write his own diary, but he is constantly frustrated by his lack of experiences: he is worn down by the drudgery of his corporate job for a faceless corporation and by his incessant family obligations.When he receives the news that he has leukemia, he finds himself torn between a sense of devastation and a revelation that he has finally found a way out of his writing predicament. Through Aziz Mohammed’s measured but forceful writing, this compelling debut has a universality that reaches across time, place, and culture. Shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.