The Critical Case of a Man Called K

By Aziz Mohammed and  

Book Overview

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION

A sensitive and at times darkly humorous story of a young man's experience of illness, his contemplation of death, and his determination to maintain his independence through it all

After reading Kafka, K decides to write his own diary, but he is constantly frustrated by his lack of experiences: he is worn down by the drudgery of his corporate job for a faceless corporation and by his incessant family obligations.

When he receives the news that he has leukemia, he finds himself torn between a sense of devastation and a revelation that he has finally found a way out of his writing predicament. Through Mohammed's measured but forceful writing, this compelling debut has a universality that reaches across time, place, and culture.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1649030754
• ISBN13: 9781649030757
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Hoopoe
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"