β Scribed by Rania Mamoun
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
A young woman sits by her father2019s deathbed, lamenting her failure to keep a promise to him2026 A struggling writer walks every inch of the city in search of inspiration, only to find it is much closer than she imagined2026 A girl collapses from hunger at the side of the road and is rescued by the most unlikely of saviours... In this powerful, debut collection of stories, Rania Mamoun expertly blends the real and imagined to create a rich, complex and moving portrait of contemporary Sudan. From painful encounters with loved ones to unexpected new friendships, Mamoun illuminates the breadth of human experience and explores, with humour and compassion, the alienation, isolation and estrangement that is urban life."
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