{"product_id":"they-die-strangers-mohammad-abdul-wali-9780292705081","title":"They Die Strangers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey Die Strangers, \u003c\/i\u003e a novella and thirteen short stories, is the first full-length work of the distinguished Yemeni writer Mohammad Abdul-Wali to appear in English. Abdul-Wali died tragically in an aviation accident, and his stories were collected after his death by the translators Abubaker Bagader and Deborah Akers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Abdul-Wali was born in Ethiopia of Arab Yemeni parents. His stories, filled with nostalgia and the bitterness of exile, deal with the common experiences of Yemenis like himself who are caught between cultures by the displacements of civil war or labor migration. His characters include women left behind, children raised without fathers, and men returning home after years of absence. He explores the human condition through the eyes of the oppressed and disenfranchised and is particularly sympathetic to the plight of women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mohammad Abdul-Wali\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292705085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292705081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ctr for Middle Eastern Studies Ut-Austin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.54w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2002 pg. 1764\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mohammad Abdul-Wali","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994824343807,"sku":"9780292705081","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef1b5157-8805-4c5e-87ef-a13598720c12.jpg?v=1683332392","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/they-die-strangers-mohammad-abdul-wali-9780292705081","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}