Description:
Poetry and death in the Arabian desert. There must be a curse on the infidels because as soon as they quit they die, until a lover of poetry sees neither God nor Allah is pulling the strings.
Brief description: David Milnes left England in 1992 to teach in the Far East and the Middle East. He now lives in Spain.
Review Quotes:
Writing in The Time Literary Supplement, Booker nominee, Shena Mackay, described David Milnes' writing as "bleak but impressive". You have in your hands the bleakest, most impressive and least compromising dark comedy you will read this year.