The Longing of the Dervish

by Hammour Ziada and حمور زيادة

At the close of the nineteenth century, freed slave Bakhit is let out of prison with the overthrow of the Mahdist state in Sudan. On the brink of death, the memory of his beloved Theodora is all that has sustained him through seven years of grim incarceration--that and his vow to avenge her killing. Set against a backdrop of war, religious fervor, and the monumental social and political upheavals of the time, The Longing of the Dervish is a love story...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9774167880
• ISBN13: 9789774167881
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 8.0"