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An unexpectedly brilliant collection of short fiction from Mazen Maarof, a fresh voice in the vein of Roald Dahl, Etgar Keret and Amy Hempel. Translated by Jonathan Wright.
Mazen Maarouf was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in January 1978.
He is a Palestinian-Icelandic writer, poet, translator and journalist. He has published poetry collections and short-story collections. He currently lives between Reykjavik and Beirut.