The Amazing Journey of Khair al-Din ibn Zard
Ibrahim al-Zaaru
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This is a darkly comic and fast-paced stream of consciousness novel in which a lorry driver inherits 25 million dollars. Whilst he cannot believe that he will be rich, he soon gains a sense of himself and of his own importance and rich relatives acknowledge him after years of ignoring him. However, a surprise awaits him when he goes to collect the inheritance...
Nomination
2012 Longlist