Shortlisted For The International Prize For Arabic Fictiona Sensitive And At Times Darkly Humorous Story Of A Young Man's Experience Of Illness, His Contemplation Of Death, And His Determination To Maintain His Independence Through It Allafter Reading Kafka, K Decides To Write His Own Diary, But He Is Constantly Frustrated By His Lack Of Experiences: He Is Worn Down By The Drudgery Of His Corporate Job For A Faceless Corporation And By His Incessant Family Obligations. When He Receives The News That He Has Leukemia, He Finds Himself Torn Between A Sense Of Devastation And A Revelation That He Has Finally Found A Way Out Of His Writing Predicament. Through Mohammed's Measured But Forceful Writing, This Compelling Debut Has A Universality That Reaches Across Time, Place, And Culture.