Intolerable : a memoir of extremes / Kamal Al-Solaylee.
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.
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- ISBN: 9781554688869 (hc.)
- ISBN: 9780062294845
- ISBN: 1554688868 (hc.)
- Physical Description: 204 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto : HarperCollins Canada, 2012.
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Prince Rupert Library | 070.92 Al-So (Text) | 33294001836790 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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