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The Fetishists

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By (author): Ibrahim al-Koni

Translated by: William M. Hutchins

The Fetishists, originally published in Arabic as Al Majus, is considered the masterpiece of Ibrahim al-Koni, one of the most prolific and important writers in Arabic today. In The Fetishists, Al-Koni explores what happens when a writer asks the novel to speak of and for the Sahara, when rival cultures clash, and when communities seek to build a utopia on Earth as individuals struggle between a desire for material well-being (represented by gold dust) and a need for spiritual meaning. As the story opens, Sultan Oragh of Timbuktu, who has already lost most of his power to Fetishist Bambara leaders of the forestlands, fears he will lose his only daughter, Tenere, as a human sacrifice to their god Amnay. The sultan sends Tenere to seek refuge with fellow Tuareg nomads in the plain. But even in their traditional, nomadic community, a competition rages between jihadi militant Islam; moderate Anhi Islam, which is the ancient Tuareg Law; and the cults of gold dust and of traditional African folk religions.

In this epic novel, Al-Koni blends Tuareg folklore and history with intense, fond descriptions of daily life in the desert, creating a mirror for life anywhere. Through its tragic rendering of a clash between the Tuareg and traditional African civilizations, the novel profoundly probes the contradictions of the human soul as it takes the reader on a unique spiritual adventure inside the Tuareg world.

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Product Details
  • Format: Paperback
  • Weight: 936g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 30 Nov 2018
  • Publisher: University of Texas Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781477317891

About Ibrahim al-Koni

Ibrahim al-Koni is an award-winning Libyan writer and one of the most prolific Arabic novelists. He has published more than eighty books which have been translated into thirty-five languages. In 2015 Al-Koni was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize. William M. Hutchins is a professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. He is an award-winning translator best known for his translation of the Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz.

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