The moufflon, a wild sheep prized for its meat, continues to survive in the remote mountain desert of southern libya. It was actually more a cleft that crept all the way up the wall of stone to the mountains summit. In a remote saharan valley, a mysterious caravan approaches from the south. The bleeding of the stone by ibrahim alkoni, july 2001, interlink books edition, paperback in english. Bleeding of the stone is also a novel of contextual environmentalism. Islam and the dynamics of power, a study of islamic philosophy and modern political science. You have remained in right site to begin getting this info. Bleeding of the stone 2002, translated by may jayyusi and christopher tingley. He studied at the gorky institute in moscow and worked as a journalist in moscow and warsaw. This is the first of his writing to appear in english and i would certainly look forward to future translations of work from this intriguing and talented writer. The moufflon, a wild sheep prized for its meat, continues to.
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