Minutes from the Miracle City by Omar Sabbagh
It's Dubai, and all across the Miracle City its multitudinous inhabitants are preparing for Eid. Hakim, a Pakistani taxi driver is whizzing through the streets. Patrick, a Ugandan security guard has aspirations of becoming a writer. Farida, a Moroccan beautician is hoping for a fresh start. And finally, Saeed, a respected Emirati journalist has just arrived home from London. As the last few days of Ramadan pass, each is busy with their own story, yet unknown to them, the city is weaving them together. Told through a series of interlinked and moving short stories, Minutes from the Miracle City is a poetic tour-de-force, and offers a unique perspective of the virtuoso project that is Dubai.
'A cast of vivid characters, whose interlocking fortunes and fascinatingly detailed lives create a compelling story' –Fiona Sampson, MBE FRSL, poet and writer
'Sabbagh situates his prose and the reader in a space where we each rehearse our failures and perhaps, our small victories' –Peter Salmon, author of The Coffee Story
'Sabbagh captures the restless, cosmopolitan spirit of Dubai through a perceptive, touching and often comic narrative in which the dreams and dramas of several disparate and engagingly drawn characters are intertwinedAn original, upbeat and entertaining read' –Susannah Tarbush, journalist, reviewer and blogger
Omar Sabbagh is an extraordinary writer - intelligent, witty, sharp-eyed and compassionate' –Dr Jan Fortune, Cinnamon Press
'Sabbagh situates his prose and the reader in a space where we each rehearse our failures and perhaps, our small victories' –Peter Salmon, author of The Coffee Story
'Sabbagh captures the restless, cosmopolitan spirit of Dubai through a perceptive, touching and often comic narrative in which the dreams and dramas of several disparate and engagingly drawn characters are intertwinedAn original, upbeat and entertaining read' –Susannah Tarbush, journalist, reviewer and blogger
Omar Sabbagh is an extraordinary writer - intelligent, witty, sharp-eyed and compassionate' –Dr Jan Fortune, Cinnamon Press
Omar Sabbagh is a widely published prose and poetry writer and academic. Over the last two decades, his poetry has appeared in Poetry Review, PN Review, Agenda, Acumen, The Reader Magazine, Stand, New England Review, Banipal, The Warwick Review, The Wolf Magazine, and Poetry Wales. He has a number of poetry collections and novellas published.
He holds a BA in PPE from Oxford, three MAs, in English Literature, Creative and Life Writing, and Philosophy, all from the University of London, and a Ph.D in English Literature from KCL. From Fall 2024 he began a new teaching role at the Lebanese American University (LAU).
Omar lives in Dubai, but also spends time in London, England.
He holds a BA in PPE from Oxford, three MAs, in English Literature, Creative and Life Writing, and Philosophy, all from the University of London, and a Ph.D in English Literature from KCL. From Fall 2024 he began a new teaching role at the Lebanese American University (LAU).
Omar lives in Dubai, but also spends time in London, England.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781912054664 |
| ISBN 10 | 1912054663 |
| Title | Minutes from the Miracle City |
| Author | Omar Sabbagh |
| Series | Fairlight Moderns |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Fairlight Books |
| Year published | 2019-07-11 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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