{"product_id":"harvests-of-the-passing-clouds-khalaf-sarhan-al-qurashi-9781914325748","title":"Harvests of the Passing Clouds","description":"\u003cp\u003eKhalaf Sirhan Al Qurashi's collection of episodic cameos moves between parody and poignancy. This acclaimed Saudi literary figure mines the history of Arabic culture and views it through a contemporary lens with often absurd and comic intent. His aim is to throw a light on the delusions we live by and the contradictions we inhabit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the heartbreak of the man who cannot afford the toy for his child who has passed away, to the astronaut stuck in space because a military coup has changed the government of the country that is financing his trip, to the man who makes a date on an app only to find he has an assignation with his daughter, to the poet Al Farazdaq being killed by a jinn while he relieves himself, all these short pieces gather as snapshots of a lively, astute and humorous mind reminiscent of La Rochefoucauld or Cortázar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Khalaf Sarhan Al Qurashi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1914325745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914325748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nomad Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.47d","brand":"Khalaf Sarhan Al Qurashi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49082976436479,"sku":"9781914325748","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/harvests-of-the-passing-clouds-khalaf-sarhan-al-qurashi-9781914325748","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}