The Wink of the Mona Lisa and other stories from the Gulf

The Wink Of The Mona Lisa: And Other Stories From The Gulf

By Mohammad Al Murr Translated from the Arabic by Jack Briggs

Beneath the strict conventions and rules of propriety that cloak Gulf Arab society, there live very real people sharing the same aspirations and disappointments, virtues and vices with others the world over. In The Wink of the Mona Lisa, Mohammad Al Murr lifts away the façade to find drama, humour and pathos in life, death and the humdrum of daily existence, creating memorable characters whose thoughts and actions endear them to us.

About the Author

Mohammad Al Murr is a native of the United Arab Emirates and studied at Syracuse University in the United States. He has contributed to many Arabic newspapers and magazines and worked in financial and journalistic management. He had published twelve collection of short stories and one book on the local dialect of the UAE. A previous collection of Mohammad Al Murr’s short stories, translated into English by Dr. Peter Clark, OBE, was published in the title Dubai Tales.

About the Translator

Jack Briggs has spent most of his working life in the Middle East, where he has acquired an extensive knowledge and understanding of the Arabic Language and culture. He was born in London in 1920 but grew up in Lancashire. He served with the Palestine Police from 1941 to 1948, and has been in the Gulf since 1949, becoming commandant of police for Dubai in 1965. While holding this important post, Jack obtained his BA in classical and Modern Arabic as an external student of London University. Now retired, he and his wife live in Dubai.

Language: English
ISBN: 9781860630767
2011, Hardcover, 199 pages