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Intolerable : a memoir of extremes / Kamal Al-Solaylee.

Summary:

A true story of life in the modern Middle-East spanning the nearly six decades from the nationalism of the 1960s to the Arab Spring of 2011, by a prominent Canadian journalist. In the '60s, Al-Solayee's father was one of the wealthiest property owners in Aden, south of Yemen, but when the country shrugged off its colonial roots, his properties were confiscated. As a gay man living in an intolerant country Al-Solayee fled to be able to enjoy his personal freedom.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781554688869 (hc.)
  • ISBN: 9780062294845
  • ISBN: 1554688868 (hc.)
  • Physical Description: 204 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Toronto : HarperCollins Canada, 2012.
Subject: Al-Solaylee, Kamal.
Al-Solaylee, Kamal > Family.
Gay journalists > Canada > Biography.
Gay journalists > Yemen (Republic) > Biography.
Journalists > Canada > Biography.
Journalists > Yemen (Republic) > Biography.
Yemenis > Canada > Biography.
Arabs > Canada > Biography.
Topic Heading: Canada Reads 2015

Available copies

  • 12 of 13 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
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Prince Rupert Library 070.92 Al-So (Text) 33294001836790 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -

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