Description

It’s Dubai, and all across the Miracle City its multitudinous inhabitants are preparing for Eid.

Hakim, a Pakistani taxi driver is whizzing through the streets. Patrick, a Ugandan security guard has aspirations of becoming a writer. Farida, a Moroccan beautician is hoping for a fresh start. And finally, Saeed, a respected Emirati journalist has just arrived home from London.

As the last few days of Ramadan pass, each is busy with their own story, yet unknown to them, the city is weaving them together.

Told through a series of interlinked and moving short stories, Minutes from the Miracle City is a poetic tour-de-force, and offers a unique perspective of the virtuoso project that is Dubai.

Publisher Review

`Sabbagh is the RK Narayan of our times.' - Christopher Jackson, poet and biographer; `Sabbagh gives us something we do not expect: a small place packed with complex dwellers.' - Adnan Mahmutovic, author of 'How to Fare Well and Stay Fair'; `A cast of vivid characters, whose interlocking fortunes and fascinatingly detailed lives create a compelling story, yet achieve the status of proverb.' - Fiona Sampson MBE FRSL, poet and writer; `A delightful kaleidoscopic tale of contemporary Dubai.' - Dr. Pamela Chrabieh, Middle Eastern Studies expert and writer