Al Arabian Novel Factory
Al Arabian Novel Factory
Benyamin (Translated by Shahnaz Habib)
- Language: English
- Print Length: 376 pages
- ISBN-10: 9353450667
- ISBN-13: 9789353450663
When Pratap leaves the stability of family life in Toronto for the unknown of a Middle Eastern city, his official purpose is a research project. His true motive is to find Jasmine, the lost love of his youth. In the city, he discovers the manuscript of a secret novel called A Spring Without Fragrance that tells the story of the Arab Spring and its failure. But the book is a dangerous one, and anyone who reads it disappears. A literary thriller, a tribute to the power of books in the face of state repression, and a story of indelible love, this follow up to Benyamin’s award-winning Jasmine Days is a moving and urgent novel of our times.
When Pratap leaves the stability of family life in Toronto for the unknown of a Middle Eastern city, his official purpose is a research project. His true motive is to find Jasmine, the lost love of his youth. In the city, he discovers the manuscript of a secret novel called A Spring Without Fragrance that tells the story of the Arab Spring and its failure. But the book is a dangerous one, and anyone who reads it disappears. A literary thriller, a tribute to the power of books in the face of state repression, and a story of indelible love, this follow up to Benyamin’s award-winning Jasmine Days is a moving and urgent novel of our times.
Author Bios:
Novelist and short story writer Benyamin’s Aadujeevitham (Goat Days) was a huge success that has been reprinted more than a hundred times and has sold over two lakh copies. It won him the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and has been translated into many languages. In 2018, his novel Jasmine Days won the inaugural JCB Prize for Literature.
Novelist and short story writer Benyamin’s Aadujeevitham (Goat Days) was a huge success that has been reprinted more than a hundred times and has sold over two lakh copies. It won him the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and has been translated into many languages. In 2018, his novel Jasmine Days won the inaugural JCB Prize for Literature.
