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Ibrahim al-Koni

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Ibrahim al-Koni (Arabic: إبراهيم الكوني) is a Libyan writer and one of the most prolific Arabic novelists.
Born in 1948 in Fezzan Region, Ibrahim al-Koni was brought up on the tradition of the Tuareg, popularly known as "the veiled men" or "the blue men." Mythological elements, spiritual quest and existential questions mingle in the writings of al-Koni who has been hailed as magical realist, Sufi fabulist and poetic novelist.
He spent his childhood in the desert and learned to read and write Arabic when he was twelve. Al-Koni studied comparative literature at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow and then worked as a journalist in Moscow and Warsaw.
By 2007, al-Koni had published more than 80 books and received numerous awards. All w ...more

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	الورم by Ibrahim al-Koni, إبراهيم الكوني 3.62 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Puppet by Ibrahim al-Koni, إبراهيم الكوني, William Maynard Hutchins (Translator) 3.56 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1998 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Night Will Have Its Say by Ibrahim al-Koni, Nancy Roberts (Translator) 3.20 avg rating — 49 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seven Veils of Seth: A Modern Arabic Novel from Libya by Ibrahim al-Koni, William Hutchins it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die verheissene Stadt by Ibrahim al-Koni, Hartmut Fähndrich, إبراهيم الكوني 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Oasis: A Libyan Novel 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L OASIS CACHEE by Ibrahim al-Koni, إبراهيم الكوني 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	المجوس (المجوس -1) by Ibrahim al-Koni, سمعان فرزلي (Narrator) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1990	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	خوێنبەربوونی بەرد by Ibrahim al-Koni, ئازاد مەولوود (وەرگێڕ) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“إن المكان المناسب الوحيد للإنسان النزيه في عالمنا هو السجن”
― Ibrahim al-Koni

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“Have you understood now that prophesying is not entertainment but hope?”
― Ibrahim al-Koni, The Seven Veils of Seth: A Modern Arabic Novel from Libya

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“I don’t love those who love me. I love those whom I love. Do you know why?” He did not wait for a response but continued as if to himself: “Whoever loves me places fetters around my neck. Anyone I love gets shackles around his neck.” “Amazing! I’ve always thought we fell captive to those we love, not to those who love us.” “That’s the logic of the masses. That’s the language of weaklings, who don’t know why they love the ones they love. They have no strength or ability to stop loving those they loved when they realize the truth about them.”
― Ibrahim al-Koni, The Seven Veils of Seth: A Modern Arabic Novel from Libya

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What book would you like to read for the Tour d'Afrique stop in Libya (November and December)? Some of these are obscure; please check availability in your area before voting. Thanks!

In the Country of Men

15 votes, 71.4%

book of my choice by Ibrahim al-Koni

1 vote, 4.8%

Arab Spring, Libyan Winter

1 vote, 4.8%

Translating Libya: The Modern Libyan Short Story

1 vote, 4.8%

Desert Encounter

1 vote, 4.8%

Tripoli the Mysterious

1 vote, 4.8%

With Rommel's Army in Libya

1 vote, 4.8%

Libya: From Colony to Independence

0 votes, 0.0%

The Illegal War on Libya

0 votes, 0.0%

Forgotten Voices: Power and Agency in Colonial and Postcolonial Libya

0 votes, 0.0%

Libyan Stories

0 votes, 0.0%

Difficult and Dangerous Roads: Travels in Sahara and Fezzan, 1822-1825

0 votes, 0.0%

Omar Al-Mukhtar

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