The Raven of Ruwi and Other Stories from Oman - Paperback

$32.35

The Raven of Ruwi and Other Stories from Oman - Paperback

Name: The Raven of Ruwi and Other Stories from Oman - Paperback
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SKU: 9780815612018
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by Hamoud Saud

$32.35

Book Overview

In this lyrical collection, author Hamoud Saud invites readers into the soul of Oman, a country famed for its long coastline, rugged mountains, and stark desert landscapes. This geography provides the backdrop for stories that reveal both the beauty and hardship of a country and people on the margins. Focused on the capital city, Saud's Muscat is not a postcard-perfect city but a living, breathing place of cement forests, forgotten roundabouts, and ravens perched on flagpoles.

Each story is fabulist in spirit but grounded in the textures of everyday life: the scent of karak tea, the chatter of schoolgirls, the heat rising from asphalt. In "The Raven of Ruwi," a narrator wanders the city's commercial district where Indian music drifts from balconies and the streets are filled with weary bank workers. In "The Sad Donkey of Muscat," a blind man recounts the city's history as told to him by a donkey. And in "Post Office of the Dead," a forgotten postmaster receives letters from Dostoevsky and Kafka, triggering a surreal unraveling of time and self. At once intimate and expansive, The Raven of Ruwi and Other Stories from Oman is a powerful meditation on place, identity, and the stories that cities tell

ISBN	9780815612018
Author	Hamoud Saud
Publisher	Syracuse University Press
Genre	Literature
Format	Paperback
Published	March 2026
Language	ENG- English
Pages	150
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print