{"product_id":"earth-weeps-saturn-laughs-abdulaziz-al-farsi-9789774165900","title":"Earth Weeps, Saturn Laughs","description":"\u003ci\u003eEarth Weeps, Saturn Laughs \u003c\/i\u003eopens with the return of Khalid Bakhit, a government employee, to his hometown in Oman after a time away in the big city, and concludes with his return to the city with a new maturity born of a series of wrenching encounters with reality. Khalid's return home, sparked by his flight from a painful love affair, coincides with events that reveal the force of long-established traditions that have a stranglehold on the town: from racial prejudice, to religious bigotry, to ossified patterns of leadership. Khalid's awakening and transformation are catalyzed by his encounters with a certain \"Saturnine poet\" who, in the course of chasing after an elusive ode, has stumbled upon this unnamed village. For a period of time \"the Saturnine\" becomes Khalid's closest companion: listening to his woes, helping him see himself with new eyes, and imparting to him a wisdom from a world beyond, untainted by human smallness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abdulaziz Al Farsi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 977416590X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789774165900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American University in Cairo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Abdulaziz Al Farsi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979148558591,"sku":"9789774165900","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b91fb58a-7afa-4841-ad1f-245aef281e46.jpg?v=1683244323","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/earth-weeps-saturn-laughs-abdulaziz-al-farsi-9789774165900","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}