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ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- There are some novels where a bald explanation of the plot does no justice to the story, and I think this may well be one of them. Which is a shame, as this has definitely been one of my favourites this year! Set in an unnamed, but obviously Arabic, country, sometime about now, the main character (in more senses of the word than his name) is Alif. He is a hacker extraordinaire, a mercenary of the cyberworld who will work for anyone who pays him. He has no particular political affiliations except the nameless one to see the rulers of his country disappear. In the course of his work he has come into contact with a girl out of his social league, and they had embarked on a dangerous liaison - one she breaks off when her father arranges for her to marry an older, wealthier man - but not before sending Alif an ancient book. Broken-hearted, Alif begins to not only delete every trace of her from his computer, but to write a programme which will identify the merest trace of her identity in cyberspace, and delete any communications from her as well. But in doing that, he formulates a new sort of logic - one that is encoded in the ancient book. This, The Thousand and One Days, turns out to be a book of knowledge belonging to the other world - that which is populated by Jinn - and in turn it leads Alif into contact with powers just as dangerous as the corrupt regime of his homeland… This weaves strands of new and old, timeless and original, everyday and metaphysical into a truly enchanting, magical-carpet sort of story. Highly recommended! Lindy
By: G. Willow Wilson
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 234mm, Spine: 155mm
Weight: 551g
ISBN:
9781742378923
ISBN 10: 1742378927
Pages: 320
Publication Date: August 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In stock at Abbey's Bookshop
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'Driven by a hot ionic charge between higher math and Arabian myth, G. Willow Wilson conjures up a tale of literary enchantment, political change, and religious mystery. Open the first page and you will be forced to do its bidding: To read on.' - Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and Out of Oz
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