In Britain, Doubleday/Random House is about to publish it, while in the US it will be published (under the title “The Cry of the Dove”) by Grove Atlantic. Leading publishing houses competed to publish the novel. “My Name is Salma” will further boost her literary reputation. Both were acclaimed by critics, propelling Faqir to a prominent place among Arabs writing fiction in English. The gripping, non-linear narrative is rendered in a rich multi-layered style, switching constantly in time and place between the Middle East and England.įaqir’s first novel “Nisanit” was published 20 years ago and her second, “Pillars of Salt”, in 1996. The Jordanian-British writer Fadia Faqir’s third novel “My Name is Salma” has been a long time coming, but looks destined to attract major interest among readers on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond with its themes of honor killings, exile and personal reinvention.
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