| Love and Obsession in Chicago Contributor(s): Riahi-Belkaoui, Ahmed (Author) |
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ISBN: 143923597X ISBN-13: 9781439235973 Publisher: Booksurge Publishing OUR PRICE: $10.44 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 6" W x 9" (0.47 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The stories deal with the toll caused by love and obsession. Inthe first story, labeled MEKTOUB (WRITTEN), a woman becomes obsessed withher daughter's lover. Fate, which brought her to this obsessive state, results in disaster.In the second story, labeled SHAME, a middle-aged curator falls in lovewith his sister-in-law. He sees his life shattered by his own irrationalactions. His life will go on, delivered, but with shame.In the third story, labeled CONJUGAL BLUES, a man is called on tosolve the murders of homeless men as well as the problem of thedisappearance of his wife and thwart the actions of a group benton destroying a landmark. The story resounds to the throbbingbeat of Chicago blues as it explores the dark sides of conjugal love |