As a boy, he first fled a brutal war in eritrea, then the oppression of saudi arabia. Buy a cheap copy of the consequences of love book by sulaiman addonia. As a corrective to rajaa alsaneas recent novel girls of riyadh, sulaiman addonia s affecting debut provides a glitzfree version of romance, saudi arabianstyle. On a recent school run in brussels, the author sulaiman addonias. A romeo and juliet story set against the strict muslim laws of saudi arabia, sulaiman addonia s astonishing debut novel is a sensuous and intensely wrought story of a young immigrant and a girl behind a veil who defy law and risk their lives to be together. Sulaiman addonia lived and studied in saudi arabia in the 1980s. About the consequences of love a romeo and juliet story set against the strict muslim laws of saudi arabia, sulaiman addonia s astonishing debut novel is a sensuous and intensely wrought story of a young immigrant and a girl behind a veil who defy law and risk their lives to be together. Now living in britain, addonia has returned to that time and place for this debut novel, which is as close to a description of courtly love as one. A gifted young storyteller presents an eyeopening, authentic and terrifying tale of illicit love in saudi arabia. His novel on the theme of forbidden love is set against the backdrop of the.
The consequences of love sulaiman addonia home facebook. About the consequences of love a romeo and juliet story set against the strict muslim laws of saudi arabia, sulaiman addonias astonishing debut novel is a sensuous and intensely wrought story of a young immigrant and a girl behind a veil who defy law and risk their lives to be together. The consequences of love book charlotte mecklenburg. The consequences of love was shortlisted for the commonwealth writers prize and was translated into more than 20 languages. He spent his early life in a refugee camp in sudan following the om hajar massacre in 1976, and in his early teens he lived and studied in jeddah, saudi ara. The consequences of love by sulaiman addonia penguin books. Sulaiman addonias debut novel prevails as a damning an indictment of the insane inhumanity of saudi wahhabism. Addonia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The consequences of love by sulaiman addonia goodreads. The consequences of love retains at its core a rich, moving love story, not much different to so many other tales of forbidden trysts. He was born as the son of an eritrean mother and an ethiopian father in eritrea. A romeo and juliet story set against the strict muslim laws of saudi arabia, sulaiman addonias astonishing debut novel is a sensuous. Reading the consequences of love by new eritrean author sulaiman addonia literally stopped my heart and took my breath away.
He spent his early life in a refugee camp in sudan following the om hajar massacre in 1976, and in his early teens he lived and studied in jeddah, saudi arabia. The first edition of the novel was published in 2008, and was written by sulaiman addonia. Sulaiman addonia february 3, 2019 april 8, 2020 sulaiman addonia must be one of the few authors whose life has been as dramatic as his fiction. His debut novel, 2008s the consequences of love, was inspired by his. A startling and sensuous debut novel set in saudi arabia that tells the story of a young immigrant and a veiled girl as they defy strict muslim laws in their attempt to be together set against the repressive rules of wahhabi islam, this gripping novel introduces us to naser, a twentyyearold immigrant from the sudan living. Missing his mother and abandoned by his friends, who have fled the city for the summer, naser chafes under the precepts of wahhabist islamic fundamentalism that confine this blackandwhite society, captured with perceptive detail by addonia himself an eritrean now living in london. A moving and eyeopening tale of love and desire set in a world fraught with danager published july 2008. Written by sulaiman addonia, audiobook narrated by christopher simpson. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Sulaiman addonia currently lives in brussels where he has launched a creative writing academy for refugees and asylum seekers. The consequences of love, by sulaiman addonia the consequences of love, by suleiman addonia vintage books usa, february 1, 2009 the problem with this debut novel is that it is precisely what the title says it is.
Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. We later learn that he is the illegitimate son of an eritrean woman and an ethiopian man. The novel is set in the year 1989, in saudi arabia, where the women are covered head to toe in black cloth. Naser, a 20 year old refugee from eritrea, falls in love when a veiled woman, who drops a note at his feet. An immigrant in an unfriendly land, his friends have fled town for cooler climes and left him to his deadend job and the scrutiny of the religious police, who keep watch through the shaded windows of their government jeeps. The consequences of lovesulaiman addonia vintage books. The consequences of love by sulaiman addonia alibris. The consequences of love audiobook by sulaiman addonia. The consequences of love by sulaiman addonia waterstones. Buy the consequences of love by sulaiman addonia from waterstones today. Naser is an outsider who yearns for romance in a country where the police watch your every move and both foreigners and women are treated as secondclass citizens.
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The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 346 pages and is available in hardcover format. The consequences of love is touching, infinitely plausible, and infused with a brooding sensuality. Addonia was born in eritrea to an eritrean mother and an ethiopian father. The consequences of love by sulaiman addonia nook book. While the wounds of his early years may never heal, the writer says he has finally found a way of breaking the silence. Set in jedddah in saudi arabia it follows the story of a young immigrant man and his growing love for a young girl who has passed him a note to say she is in love with him. Buy the consequences of love book online at low prices in. The consequences of love by sulaiman addonia, 9780099535881, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Addonia delivers a very personal and inside view of a society filled with both religious and governmental repression, a world where love is a. For me, a compelling insight into a world of marginalised men, with startling observations of a society in which men and women are imprisoned by misconceptions and hatred.
He spent his early life in a refugee camp in sudan, following the om hajar massacre in 1976. The consequences of love is a book about love, about political and social. Pdf the consequences of love book by sulaiman addonia. But addonia succeeds in displaying the full glory of their relationship without diluting his central indictment of a regime whose twisted values have bled it dry of anything approaching humanity. The consequences of love, by sulaiman addonia the independent. A romeo and juliet story set against the strict muslim laws of saudi arabia, sulaiman addonia s astonishing debut novel is a sensuous and intensely wrought story of. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons. Sulaiman addonia author of the consequences of love. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The consequences of love by sulaiman addonia overdrive. Buy the consequences of love by sulaiman addonia online at alibris. This tale of forbidden passion is tense and provocative.
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