The Sweetest Things
A short story set in Amman, Jordan, during the Arab Spring. Tom Swallow, a Western journalist, befriends a wealthy sweet-seller named Said. He grows close to Said and his lover, a poor taxi driver named Nizar, as he covers the anti-government riots of the Arab Spring. He observes their growing...
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A short story set in Amman, Jordan, during the Arab Spring. Tom Swallow, a Western journalist, befriends a wealthy sweet-seller named Said. He grows close to Said and his lover, a poor taxi driver named Nizar, as he covers the anti-government riots of the Arab Spring. He observes their growing conflict until its bloody conclusion. Award-winning crime writer Matt Rees has been a Mideast correspondent since 1996 and this short story draws on his many years visiting and residing in Amman. Rees has been called "the Dashiell Hammett of the Middle East" (L'Express) and compared to Graham Greene and Paul Bowles (The Guardian).
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B007XCDTUQ
Pages no: 14
Edition language: English
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