Six lucky readers to fly to six exciting destinations with Rewayat and Emirates

'Sayfak Rewaya’, a summer reading campaign that will enable six lucky book lovers to travel to six exciting destinations around the world. Held in partnership with Emirates, the campaign provides an opportunity for participants to review the below books by six select authors.

The winning review of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o’s Weep not Child will earn two flight tickets to Kenya; readers of Adam Zagajewski Poetry by poet Adam Zagajewski have the opportunity to win tickets for Poland; while reviewers of Burhan Sönmez’s Labyrinth will compete for tickets to Turkey. Prize-winning reviews of Doctor Glas by Hjalmar Soderberg, Orphic Paris by Henry Cole, and If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin will take readers to Sweden, France, and the US, respectively.

Weep not Child

Two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau, stand on a garbage heap and look into their futures: Njoroge is to attend school, while Kamau will train to be a carpenter. But this is Kenya, and the times are against them: In the forests, the Mau Mau is waging war against the white government, and the two brothers and their family need to decide where their loyalties lie. For the practical Kamau, the choice is simple, but for Njoroge the scholar, the dream of progress through learning is a hard one to give up.

Orphic Paris

Henri Cole’s Orphic Paris combines autobiography, diary, essay, and poetry with photographs to create a new form of elegiac memoir. With Paris as a backdrop, Cole, an award-winning American poet, explores with fresh and penetrating insight the nature of friendship and family, poetry and solitude, the self and freedom. Cole writes of Paris, “For a time, I lived here, where the call of life is so strong. My soul was colored by it. Instead of worshiping a creator or man, I cared fully for myself, and felt no guilt and confessed nothing, and in this place I wrote, I was nourished, and I grew.” Written under the tutelary spirit of Orpheus—mystic, oracular, entrancing—Orphic Paris is an intimate Paris journal and a literary commonplace book that is a touching, original, brilliant account of the city and of the artists, writers, and luminaries, including Cole himself, who have been moved by it to create.

Adam Zagajewski Poetry

Adam Zagajewski was a Polish poet, novelist, translator, and essayist. He was awarded the 2004 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, the 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize Lifetime Recognition Award, the 2017 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature and the 2018 Golden Wreath of Poetry at the Struga Poetry Evenings.

Labirent

"It is the story of Boratin, a blues singer, who attempts suicide by jumping off the Bosphorous Bridge, but opens his eyes in hospital. He loses his memory and can’t remember why he wished to end his life. He remembers only things that are unrelated to himself, but confuses their time. When he sees the figurine of Jesus and the Virgin Mary he recognises them but he cannot work out whether they lived thousands of years or just few years ago. He knows the Ottoman Empire fell, and that the last sultan died, but has no idea when. His memory falters when remembering civilizations, while life, like a labyrinth, leads him down different paths."

Doctor Glas

Henri Cole’s Orphic Paris combines autobiography, diary, essay, and poetry with photographs to create a new form of elegiac memoir. With Paris as a backdrop, Cole, an award-winning American poet, explores with fresh and penetrating insight the nature of friendship and family, poetry and solitude, the self and freedom. Cole writes of Paris, “For a time, I lived here, where the call of life is so strong. My soul was colored by it. Instead of worshiping a creator or man, I cared fully for myself, and felt no guilt and confessed nothing, and in this place I wrote, I was nourished, and I grew.” Written under the tutelary spirit of Orpheus—mystic, oracular, entrancing—Orphic Paris is an intimate Paris journal and a literary commonplace book that is a touching, original, brilliant account of the city and of the artists, writers, and luminaries, including Cole himself, who have been moved by it to create.

If Beale Street Could Talk

In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin’s story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their families set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of emotions–affection, despair, and hope. In a love story that evokes the blues, where passion and sadness are inevitably intertwined, Baldwin has created two characters so alive and profoundly realized that they are unforgettably ingrained in the American psyche.

Terms and conditions of “Sayfak Rewaya”

       Competition Terms and Conditions:

• The competition is only for book lovers in the United Arab Emirates
• Submit a book review of the highlighted book for a chance to win a flight ticket
• The review submission deadline is Sept 8
• Book package winners will be chosen randomly

Flight tickets T&C

• The tickets must be issued and the travel must be completed within 6 months from the date above.
• The prizewinner is responsible for any applicable taxes.
• Emirates or Rewayat are not responsible for insurance, visas or any additional expenses relating to your flight.
• These tickets are not valid for travel during black out periods assigned to these destinations. Any black out dates, if applicable, will be advised at time of booking.
• Once the tickets are issued, any change in date is subject to a fee payable by the prizewinner.
• These tickets are valid on Emirates Airline only and are non-extendable, non-transferable, non-re-routable, non-endorsable and non-encashable.
• The prizewinner is entitled to the normal baggage allowance as per the existing rules.
• No Skyward miles can be redeemed on these tickets. Emirates chauffeur drive service and Emirates lounge access are not applicable for these tickets.