Cities of Salt
 

Cities of Salt (Vintage International)

by Abdelrahman Munif

Banned in Saudia Arabia, this is a blistering look at Arab and American hypocrisy following the discovery of oil in a poor oasis community. (read review)

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Cities of Salt is set in an unnamed Arab country in the 1930's. Americans arrive and discover oil, and the lives of the bedouin are forever changed. As the story progresses and the American presence grows, a number of different characters are introduced and how the story of how the American presence affects them is told.

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