Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Jamal Mahjoub is a British-Sudanese writer. Born in London, he was raised in Khartoum where his family remained until 1990. He has lived in a number of places, including the UK, Denmark, Spain and, currently, the Netherlands. His novels include Travelling with Djinns and The Drift Latitudes. Under the pseudonym Parker Bilal he is the author of the Inspector Makana crime series and, most recently, the Crane and Drake series. His latest non-fiction book, A Line in the River, was longlisted for the Ondaatje Prize.
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Engaging tale of an old Khartoum jazz band who reform to play a gig in America . . . Mahjoub weaves in interesting political and ethnic themes, amid some lovely writing about friendship and music
* Observer *
A novel of regeneration through music and the secret hunger of quiet lives. It is an immersive, humorous and powerful novel from a truly great writer who deserves a very wide audience
- CHIGOZIE OBIOMA,
A terrific work of fiction . . . Mahjoub moves his characters around one another and the events they've brought upon themselves with the command and finesse of a master storyteller who knows he has his audience enthralled . . . A truly humane story of love, hope, and faith. An exhilarating, profoundly moving, musical romp. I loved it
- MIRZA WAHEED,
A rip-roaring adventure from Khartoum to Harlem and an ode to jazz, creativity and freedom of expression . . . a heartfelt and touching book
* Bad Form *
Humorous
* Cosmopolitan *
(A) powerful treatise on music and memory
* Open Country Magazine, Books of 2021 *
Heartwarming
* Africa Report, Must-Read Literary Books of 2021 *
<i>The Fugitives </i>offers readers a remarkable and entertaining story of a band of Sudanese musicians travelling far from home . . . Mahjoub's skill positions the Kings' playing as a practice that, as well as being magical, is a bridge, a form of profound resistance: "this isn't an orchestra; this is an army"
- Camilla Delhanty, * Africa in Words *
<b>Praise for Jamal Mahjoub</b>: Mahjoub writes with sensitivity and intelligence, and with a deft feel for the complexity of his material
- ABDULRAZAK GURNAH, * Wasafiri *
<b>Praise for <i>A Line in the River</i>: </b>A wonderfully subtle exploration of place, identity and memory
* Guardian *
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Jamal Mahjoub is a British-Sudanese writer. Born in London, he was raised in Khartoum where his family remained until 1990. He has lived in a number of places, including the UK, Denmark, Spain and, currently, the Netherlands. His novels include Travelling with Djinns and The Drift Latitudes. Under the pseudonym Parker Bilal he is the author of the Inspector Makana crime series and, most recently, the Crane and Drake series. His latest non-fiction book, A Line in the River, was longlisted for the Ondaatje Prize.
jamalmahjoub.com