Winner of the 2013 Said Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation.
A Land without Jasmine is a sexy, satirical detective story about the sudden disappearance of a young female student from Yemen's Sanaa University.
Each chapter is narrated by a different character, beginning with Jasmine herself.
The mystery surrounding her disappearance comes into clearer focus with each self-serving and idiosyncratic account provided by an acquaintance, family member, or detective.
Garnet Publishing A land without jasmine, paperback/wajdi al-ahdal
