- Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Walī (1939 – 1973, Ethiopia / Yemen) – Ṣanʿāʾ Madīnah Maftūḥah (‘Sanaʿa: an open city’, 1977). This novel depicts the dire circumstances of life in Yemen before the 1962 revolution through the story of the married couple Naʿamān and Hind. It is narrated by Naʿamān, a sensitive young man from the countryside living in Aden, who tells his story in the style of a dairy or letters. The story reflects on rural and city life, which are described in detail. Because of its social criticism (one of its characters expressed its discontent with the ruler) the author faced various court cases.
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