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| Preface and Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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| Part I POETRY |
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'Abdallah al-Faisal Al Saud |
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Muhammad Saeed al-'Amoudi |
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SECRET OF LIFE AND NATURE |
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Hasan 'Abdallah al-Qurashi |
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FIRST FLAVOUR OF DEATH FROM THE REMAINS OF MEMORY |
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'Adnan al-Sayyid al-'Awwami |
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NADA (POEM TO HIS DAUGHTER) |
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WOMEN AND A CARAVAN OF PAIN |
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WHY DO THE PLACES LEAVE ME |
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DREAMY SONGS IN THE TEMPLE OF SILENCE |
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ROSES SLEEPING IN BASKETS |
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WHENEVER THE MEMORY NEIGHS |
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BLOOD OF INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE |
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WOMAN OF LINEN AND COTTON |
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FOR OPEN CITIES, FOR THE SUN AND LOVERS |
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A FORGOTTEN FRAGMENT OF NIGHT |
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127 | (2) |
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129 | (1) |
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THE MOON AND THE GYPSY QUEEN |
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142 | (3) |
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My FATE IS WRITTEN BY YOUR COMB |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (5) |
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155 | (3) |
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'Abdallah Salih al-Uthaymeen |
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160 | (3) |
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| Part II SHORT STORIES |
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THAT'S HOW THE STORY STARTS |
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170 | (7) |
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177 | (3) |
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180 | (3) |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (2) |
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THE MAD GIRL WHO TRIED TO CHANGE VILLAGE TRADITIONS |
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189 | (3) |
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UP MY GRANDFATHER'S LONG SLEEVE |
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192 | (6) |
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198 | (3) |
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201 | (2) |
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ONE DAY THE SUN WILL RISE |
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211 | (2) |
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213 | (2) |
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FOOTNOTES TO LAILA'S HISTORY |
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223 | (3) |
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226 | (6) |
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232 | (2) |
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YOUR NIGHT ISN'T MINE — AND YOU'RE NOT ME! |
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Khairiyya Ibrahim al-Saqqaf |
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237 | (4) |
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241 | (3) |
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244 | (2) |
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Hussa Muhammad al-Tuwaijiri |
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246 | (3) |
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249 | (6) |
| Part III EXCERPTS FROM NOVELS |
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from THE SARA SHELTERED QUARTERS |
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from THE PRICE OF SACRIFICE |
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288 | (7) |
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295 | (9) |
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304 | (14) |
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from A SPLIT IN THE NIGHT'S ATTIRE |
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| Part IV PLAYS |
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THE SECRET OF THE TALISMAN |
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351 | (6) |
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from THE ACTOR'S LAST DEATH |
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357 | (18) |
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375 | (10) |
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385 | (24) |
| Part V AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL LITERATURE |
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'Abd al-Fattah Abu Madyan |
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from THE STORY OF YOUNG MUFTAH |
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409 | (8) |
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from MY LIFE WITHHUNGER, LOVE AND WAR |
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417 | (14) |
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Khalid Ben Sultan Ben 'Abd al-'Aziz |
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from A WARRIOR FROM THE DESERT |
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431 | (14) |
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Mansour Ben Muhammad al-Khiraiji |
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from BEYOND THE GLAMOUR OF THE JOB: SNAPS FROM MY EARLIER LIFE |
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445 | (11) |
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from MEMOIRS OF A STUDENT |
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456 | (18) |
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from MEMORIES OF A PLIANT CHILD |
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474 | (8) |
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482 | (10) |
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from AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A WRITER |
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492 | (11) |
| Part VI BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION |
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503 | (19) |
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MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMIC COMMITTEE |
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522 | (3) |
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ii. THE PROTALITERARY TEAM |
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