Al-Najdi
Taleb al-Refai
Al-Najdi follows the final hours in the life of Ali Al-Najdi, one of the most famed captains in Kuwaiti history, and his last adventure at sea. At the same time, it traces the history of Kuwait from Al-Najdi's birth in 1907 until his death on Monday evening, 19th February 1979. This is a tale of the love between a young Kuwaiti man and the sea; a man who has dedicated his life to it after finding life in his city unbearable, and who maintains his bond with the waters that continually call him to them.
Publisher
That al-Salasil
Nomination
2018 Longlist
Taleb al-Refai
Country of origin Kuwait
About the author
Taleb al-Refai is a Kuwaiti novelist and short story writer, born in 1958. He is the author of a number of works including The Shade of the Sun(1998), Petty Thefts (2011) and The Dress (2009). In 2002, he won the Kuwaiti State Prize for Literature for his novel Scent of the Sea. Between 2003 and 2008, he worked for the Kuwaiti National Council of Culture, Arts and Literature and edited the monthly arts review, Jaridat Al Funoon.