The Doves Necklace

by Raja Alem

Book Overview

When the body of a young woman is discovered in the Lane of Many Heads, an alley in modern-day Mecca, no one will claim it, as they are all ashamed of her nakedness. As Detective Nasser pursues his investigation of the case, seemingly all of Mecca chimes in--including the Lane of Many Heads itself--in this brilliant, funny, profane, and enigmatic fever dream of a novel by Raja Alem, the first woman to win the International Prize for Arabic Fiction...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590208986
• ISBN13: 9781590208984
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher