Dates on My Fingers: An Iraqi Novel (Modern Arabic Literature) by Muhsin Al-Ramli, Luke Leafgren

Dates on My Fingers: An Iraqi Novel (Modern Arabic Literature)

Muhsin Al-Ramli, Luke Leafgren

192 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
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Saleem, fed up with all the violence, religiosity, and strict family hierarchies of his Iraqi village, flees to Spain to establish a new life for himself. But his lonely exile is turned upside down when he encounters his father, Noah, in a Madrid ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 8 reviews

Moods

challenging 100%
dark 100%
reflective 100%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 100%

Average rating

3.16

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