I was originally considering Yemen: Travels in Dictionary Land* as my book from Yemen for the Read The World challenge, but I’ve tracked down a novel by an actual Yemeni writer which is available in English⁑, so I’ll read that at some stage. I still wanted to read Travels in Dictionary Land, though, because I very [...]
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The Hall of a Thousand Columns
7 June 2006 – 10:15 am
Tim Mackintosh-Smith at a Makdunaldiz in Sharjah:
An occasional meaning did rise out of the nonsense. For instance, a child with a wide and poetical vocabulary might be puzzled by his hābī mīl (’Happy Meal’) – ‘My serpent is an eyeliner pencil’.
An enjoyable book, so far. Though I’d suggest you start with Travels With A Tangerine.
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