The Waterman's Prophecy (Arabic: نبوءة السقّا) is a novel by the Sudanese author Hamid el-Nazer. The novel was first published in 2015 by Dar al-Tanwir for publishing and distribution in Beirut. It was longlisted for the international award for the Arabic novel in 2016, known as the Arabic Booker award.[1]
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| Author | Hamid Al-Nazer |
|---|---|
| Original title | نبوءة السقّا |
| Language | Arabic |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Dar al-Tanwir |
Publication date | 2015 |
| Publication place | Lebanon |
About the novel
editIn The Waterman's prophecy, the Sudanese writer Hamid el-Nazer tells a story that took place in the sixties of the last century in the town of Ajaib, which is located on the hills near the Eritrean coast.[2][3] The "grandchildren" seek to be liberated from enslavement at the hands of their loyalists "the pegs." The "commander", who has wide authority, proposes to marry the beautiful "Fatima" who belongs to the grandchildren, and the grandchildren view the matter as an important opportunity that may achieve their freedom based on an ancient mysterious prophecy they inherited that ensures their liberation from slavery, while the pegs are suspicious of that step. This conflict coincides with the outbreak of the armed revolution in Eritrea for independence from Ethiopia. The revolution, with its successes and failures, and the struggles led by it, constitute a broad temporal and objective background for the overall events of the novel.[4][5][6]
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References
edit- ^ حسين احمد, عدنان (26 July 2016). ""نبوءة السقّا".. بطولة جماعية في مكانٍ افتراضي". aawsat.com (in Arabic). الشرق الأوسط. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "نبوءة السقا».. رواية تطارد أملاً ضئيلاً". الامارات اليوم. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ ابارو, ممدوح (12 January 2021). "رواية نبوءة السقا مفاهيم ثورية". التغير. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Nāẓir, Ḥāmid (2015). نبوءة السقاّ : رواية / Nubūʼat al-saqqā : riwāyah= (in Arabic). ISBN 978-9938-886-67-2. OCLC 916629288.
- ^ "نبوءة السقّا | International Prize for Arabic Fiction". www.arabicfiction.org. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "نبوءة السقا.. طريق المجد يمر بآلام العبيد". Al Jazeera. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2022.