{"title":"Saïd Khatibi","description":"\u003cp\u003eSaïd Khatibi is a novelist, travel writer, translator, and cultural journalist born in 1984 in Bou Saâda, Algeria. He writes in Arabic and French and translates between both. He has a BA in French Literature from the University of Algiers and an MA in Cultural Studies from the Sorbonne. \u003cem\u003eSarajevo Firewood\u003c\/em\u003e, his third novel, was shortlisted for the 2020 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. His other novels are \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Errors\u003c\/em\u003e which was published in 2013, and \u003cem\u003eForty Years Waiting for Isabelle\u003c\/em\u003e which won the 2017 Katara Award for Arabic Novel. He has written a travel book about the Balkans, \u003cem\u003eThe Inflamed Gardens of the East\u003c\/em\u003e, 2015, and has written extensively on raï music, including a book (\u003cem\u003eWedding Fire\u003c\/em\u003e, 2010) that tells its story. He currently lives in Slovenia.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-sahara","title":"The End of the Sahara","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe End of the Sahara by the young Algerian author Saïd Khatibi \u003c\/b\u003ewon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003ethe \u003cb\u003eprestigious 2023 Sheikh Zayed Book Award.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe story is set in 1988 Algeria. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eIt takes place in just forty days, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eending \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eas mass protests erupt in the country. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cs\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/s\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eIn a small town on the edge of the desert, plagued by a locust infestation and a food shortage, teetering on the brink of uprising, the body of Zakia Zaghouani—the singer at the Sahara Hotel—is discovered. Suspicion immediately falls on her lover, who is thrown into prison. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003eincompetent and greedy Inspector Hamid \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ebegins an investigation. So does the defence lawyer of the main suspect. Family, friends, and close ones give their testimonies, finding themselves confronted with their past. Secrets, betrayals, grudges, dreams, and hopes shed light on their connection to the victim: each person harbors, for one reason or another, the desire to take revenge on her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saïd Khatibi","offers":[{"title":"Amazon \/ Paperback \/ US","offer_id":56358160990588,"sku":"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/End-Sahara-Said-Khatibi\/dp\/1916725228\/ref=sr_1_1","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Amazon \/ Paperback \/ UK","offer_id":56358161023356,"sku":"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/End-Sahara-Said-Khatibi\/dp\/1916725228\/ref=sr_1_1","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Amazon \/ eBook \/ US","offer_id":56358161056124,"sku":"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/End-Sahara-Said-Khatibi-ebook\/dp\/B0FXSCPT1J\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Amazon \/ eBook \/ UK","offer_id":56358161088892,"sku":"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/End-Sahara-Said-Khatibi-ebook\/dp\/B0GG9KSK8L\/ref=","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Barnes and Noble \/ Paperback \/ US","offer_id":56358161121660,"sku":"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-end-of-the-sahara-said-khatibi\/1146806165?ean=9781916725225","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Barnes and Noble \/ Paperback \/ UK","offer_id":56358161154428,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Barnes and Noble \/ eBook \/ US","offer_id":56358161187196,"sku":"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-end-of-the-sahara-said-khatibi\/1146806165?ean=9781916725232","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Barnes and Noble \/ eBook \/ UK","offer_id":56358161219964,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"IndieBound \/ Paperback \/ US","offer_id":56358161252732,"sku":"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-end-of-the-sahara-said-khatibi\/7693db4f9818ffc7?ean=9781916725225\u0026next=t","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"IndieBound \/ Paperback \/ UK","offer_id":56358161285500,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"IndieBound \/ eBook \/ US","offer_id":56358161318268,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"IndieBound \/ eBook \/ UK","offer_id":56358161351036,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Bookshop \/ Paperback \/ US","offer_id":56358161383804,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Bookshop \/ Paperback \/ UK","offer_id":56358161416572,"sku":"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-end-of-the-sahara-said-khatibi\/270c2404329ecc1c?ean=9781916725225\u0026next=t","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Bookshop \/ eBook \/ US","offer_id":56358161449340,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Bookshop \/ eBook \/ UK","offer_id":56358161482108,"sku":"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-end-of-the-sahara-said-khatibi\/270c2404329ecc1c?ean=9781916725249\u0026digital=t","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0465\/9821\/files\/9781916725225_FC.jpg?v=1746014295"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0465\/9821\/collections\/author-bitter-lemon-2024_8e616d70-3412-4e85-ae71-4791d1570920.jpg?v=1764008359","url":"https:\/\/www.bitterlemonpress.com\/collections\/said-khatibi\/crime-thrillers-new-books.oembed","provider":"Bitter Lemon Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}