![]() ![]() ![]() "Suehyla El-Attar’s narration has the vocal quality of slightly roughened silk, a gorgeously textured pleasure for the ear. In 2016, Clark sold his first major work, a novelette titled 'A Dead Djinn in Cairo', to Tor.com. He chose to use a pen name in order to separate his academic and literary work. Djèlí Clark's Tor.Com Original, A Dead Djinn in Cairo. Phenderson was his grandfathers name, while Clark was his mothers maiden name Djèlí refers to West African storytellers, known in French as griots. What starts off as an odd suicide case for Special Investigator Fatma el-Sha’arawi leads her through the city’s underbelly as she encounters rampaging ghouls, saucy assassins, clockwork angels, and plot that could unravel time itself, in P. In an alternate Cairo infused with the otherworldly, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigate disturbances between the mortal and the (possibly) divine. This is a perfect listen for those who are short on time but want a thrilling audiobook." - AudioFile MagazineĮgypt, 1912. Listeners will imagine they're traversing Cairo through the deep, dark night. ![]() She personifies both the place and the people, making them come alive. His dangerous magical abilities instigate unrest in the streets of Cairo that threaten to spill over onto the global stage. "With impeccable inflections and tones, El-Attar's narration embodies the quirky investigator and those who surround her. This murderer claims to be Al-Jahiz, returned to condemn the modern age for its social oppressions. ![]()
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