Böcker av Amir Tag Elsir

Shortlisted for the 2011 International Prize for Arab Fiction. After years of convicting novelists for the dangers they present to the nation, secret service agent Farfar decides to finally join them... After receiving a life-changing injury, Farfar, is forced to retire as an agent and leave his secret service days behind him. With no work, wife, or close family to fill the void, he struggles to find meaning in his solitary life. That is until he is struck by a surprising idea: to write a novel. Despite putting his fair share of novelists behind bars, the idea sticks. To hone his skills, Farfar visits a renowned coffeehouse, famous for its mix of strange authors, barefoot poets, and disgraced politicians. In between his bizarre adventures at the cafe, he discovers that his old colleagues are growing more and more suspicious of his actions... In a country tightly controlled by the police, existing in the world of literature is a dangerous and steady path into treason. Wonderfully curious and full of wit, The Grub Hunter is a sharply original and unforgettable novel. 'By turns funny and moving, [The Grub Hunter] captures the absurdity of modern life under the intrusive eye of a repressive regime.' Guardian '[Elsir is] a giant among Arabic fiction writers.' Daily News Egypt

Ebolas tragiska offer fanns överallt. Nu fanns det ingen som kunde bära dem så de släpade sig på egen hand till torget för att hitta hjälp. Lewis tog sig stapplande fram och kände varken av den brännheta marken eller de begynnande blåsorna under sina bara fotsulor.”Ebola ’76 är den prisbelönta författaren Amir Tag Elsirs första roman i svensk översättning. I den får vi följa fabriksarbetaren Lewis, som utan att veta om det för med sig ett dödligt virus till sitt hemland. Det får katastrofala följder. Genom en rad både bisarra och komiska mänskliga möten kopplar sjukdomen sitt grepp om staden Nzara. Blinda gitarrister, gemytliga barberare, grymma fabriksägare och bedragna hustrur kämpar snart för sina liv i denna tragikomiska satir. En av romanens mest oväntade karaktärer är Ebola själv, en synnerligen mörk och hotfull närvaro som finns överallt – i blodet hos en utmärglad tiggerska, i saliven som stänker ur munnen på en orerande fabriksarbetare och i matrester på en odiskad tallrik.

Abdallah Harfash, a former secret service agent, is determined to become a writer after an accident costs him his leg and his job. This quest takes him on a curious and often comic journey. Amir Tag Elsir's novel is filled with strange situations and even stranger characters.