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the seven veils of seth
isan the novel s protagonist is either seth himself or a latter day avatar . a desert wandering seer and proponent of desert life he settles for an extended stay in a fertile oasis . if jack frost the personification of the arrival of winter were to visit a tropical rain forest the results might be similarly disastrous . not surprisingly since this is a novel by ibrahim al koni infanticide uxoricide serial adultery betrayal metamorphosis murder by a proxy animal ordinary murder and a life threatening chase through the desert all figure in the plot although the novel is also an existential reflection on the purpose of human life.ibrahim al koni typically layers allusions in his works as if he were an artist adding a suggestion of depth to a painting by applying extra washes . tuareg folklore egyptian mythology russian literature and medieval european thought elbow each other for room on the page . one might expect a novel called the seven veils of seth to be a heavy handed allegory . instead the reader is left wondering . the truth is elusive a mirage pulsing at the horizon .
paperback intl pub marketing 2008 isbn13 9781859642023 isbn10 1859642020
book type fi isbn 13 9781859642023 number of pages 297 publisher intl pub marketing release date 62135769600000