The Critical Case of a Man Called K by Aziz Mohammed Paperback Book 9781649030757

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTIONA sensitive and at times darkly humorous story of a young mans experience of illness his contemplation of death and his determination to maintain his independence through it allAfter 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 Mohammeds measured but forceful writing this compelling debut has a universality that reaches across time place and culture