Overview
Region
North Africa
Libya
Era
Contemporary
Language
Arabic
Genre
Fiction
About This Work
A Tuareg boy and his beloved camel journey across the Sahara, pursued by gold hunters, drought, and fate. A lyrical fable about freedom, loyalty, and the destruction of traditional desert life by modernity and greed.
Literary Significance
Al-Koni is among the most widely translated contemporary Arabic writers; this novella is his most celebrated work