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Bakri, who previously had been laughing without saying anything, said, "Tell us, Bint Majzoub, which of your husbands was the best?"
"Wad Basheer,” said Bint Majzoub promptly.
“Wad Basheer the dozy dope," said Bakri. "He was so slow a goat could make off with his supper."
—from Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih
with an introduction by Laila Lalami
forthcoming April 2009
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Oh Snap!
Posted by: b o b | December 03, 2008 at 11:09 PM
Nicely done. This book was ordered from us at least half a dozen times this past year, and not just because of the NPR piece. It'll be a pleasure to press the new edition into eager palms.
Posted by: Dustin | December 03, 2008 at 01:25 PM