Ibrahim al-Koni is a Libyan novelist who grew up as a Taureg (Bedouin) and writes especially about these nomadic people of the western Sahara and the Maghreb. Al-Koni often addresses the natural landscape, animals and their relations with humans and combines an Islamic mysticism (Sufism) with an interest in traditional taureg religion and animism. His novels often have a "magical realist" dimension.The novel Gold Dust focuses on a close relationship between a Beduin prince and his "piebald" (rare spotted) camel.
In the back ground is the Italian colonization of Libya.
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Thank you for this background information to accompany the novel. I was planning to make a post like this but ran out of time.
In regards to the YouTube clip-- What an incredible look into the landscape, environment, and culture of the Libyan desert. It looks amazing and beautiful there, with so many different dynamics and settings!
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