The Water Diviner

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  • Language : Arabic
  • Subject : Novels
  • Author : Zahran Alqasmi
  • ISBN : 9789938740004
  • Year : 2022

Set in an Omani village, it tells the story of a water diviner employed by the villages to track springs of water hidden deep in the earth. Since birth, his life has had a profound connection with water: His mother drowned, and his father was buried when the roof of one of the water channels – or aflaj – collapsed on him. The diviner himself ends up imprisoned in a water channel, battling for his life.  Longlisted for the 2023 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF).

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Book Details

Title The Water Diviner
Language Arabic
Subject Novels
Author
ISBN 9789938740004
Year
Native Title تغريبة القافر
Binding Paperback
Edition 3rd Edition
Pages 228
Native Author Name زهران القاسمي
Size 22 cm

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