Alif the Unseen by G Willow Wilson
In an unnamed Middle Eastern security state, a young Arab-Indian hacker shields his clients--dissidents, outlaws, Islamists, and other watched groups--from surveillance and tries to stay out of trouble. He goes by Alif--the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, and a convenient handle to hide behind. The aristocratic woman Alif loves has jilted him for a prince chosen by her parents, and his computer has just been breached by the State's electronic security force, putting his clients and his own neck on the line. Then it turns out his lover's new fianc is the head of State security, and his henchmen come after Alif, driving him underground. When Alif discovers The Thousand and One Days, the secret book of the jinn, which both he and the Hand suspect may unleash a new level of information technology, the stakes are raised and Alif must struggle for life or death, aided by forces seen and unseen. With shades of Neal Stephenson, Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman, and The Thousand and One Nights, Alif the Unseen is a tour de force debut--a sophisticated melting pot of ideas, philosophy, religion, technology and spirituality smuggled inside an irresistible page-turner.Willow Wilson began her journalism career as a music and DJ critic for Boston's Weekly Dig magazine when she was 17 years old. She's since created the Eisner Award-nominated Air and Mystic: The Tenth Apprentice comic book series and the graphic novel Egypt. Alif the Unseen, her debut novel, was named a New York Times Notable Book. It was nominated for the Flaherty-Dunnan Prize in 2012.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780802121226 |
| ISBN 10 | 0802121225 |
| Title | Alif the Unseen |
| Author | G Willow Wilson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Year published | 2013-04-02 |
| Number of pages | 456 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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