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Goat Days
Goat Days | Benyamin
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Najeebs dearest wish is to work in the Gulf and earn enough money to send back home. He achieves his dream only to be propelled by a series of incidents, grim and absurd, into a slave-like existence herding goats in the middle of the Saudi desert. Memories of the lush, verdant landscape of his village and of his loving family haunt Najeeb whose only solace is the companionship of goats. In the end, the lonely young man contrives a hazardous scheme to escape his desert prison. Goat Days was published to acclaim in Malayalam and became a bestseller. One of the brilliant new talents of Malayalam literature, Benyamins wry and tender telling transforms this strange and bitter comedy of Najeebs life in the desert into a universal tale of loneliness and alienation.
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“How many millions of Malayalis live in the Gulf? How many millions have lived and returned to the homeland! But how many of them have really experienced the severity of the desert?“
These words just echoed in my mind even after I finished the book. This book shows the lesser known side of the Gulf life. The dreams, hopes, grief and pain of all who migrated from their homeland for green pastures.

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AkashPhoenix
AkashPhoenix
Goat Days | Benyamin
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Very well written. Story of Najeeb is a testimonial for people who go through tough time hanging on that one single thread of Hope to see better days! Loved it

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Naj
Naj
Goat Days | Benyamin
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#7days7covers
#covercrush Day 2 : I'm tagging another book by the same author which also has a great cover.

@mreads care to join? Post seven book covers you love over seven days and tag a new person every day.

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AppuNthebooks
AppuNthebooks
Goat Days | Benyamin
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A beautifully written #TrueStory of unimaginable torment, unshakeable faith and the indefatigable human spirit. Lots of lessons in here - how little the body needs to survive, how it adapts, how the brain conspires to keep you alive even when it seems impossible and an elucidation that the need to live is a deep-seated driving force that never leaves you even when you think it‘s all over. A humbling #MustRead that will wring you out.

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AppuNthebooks
AppuNthebooks
Goat Days | Benyamin
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🐐 Days as the boy plays. #Bliss #QuietTime amidst all the rollicking #CurrentlyReading

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Sandeepmv
Sandeepmv
Goat Days | Benyamin
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Nice

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RealLifeReading
RealLifeReading
Goat Days | Benyamin
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#maybookflowers day 19: #peace
It may not seem like much time but these thirty minutes to myself on a busy Friday provides some peace and respite from my two boys (the younger one is at preschool).

Peterfox123 Now that is so unlike any book I'd have found for myself I think, if you'll permit me, I'll hug you and Litsy. First one into my stack. 8y
SusanInTiburon @Peterfox123 Welcome! 8y
Peterfox123 @SusanInTiburon Thank you! 👋 8y
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RealLifeReading
RealLifeReading
Goat Days | Benyamin
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And because I wasn't reading enough books at the same time, I started this last night for #AsianLitBingo. It's about a migrant worker in Saudi Arabia and is based on real-life events.

shawnmooney Wow - I need this one! Stacked! 8y
Smangela I thought your lunch was also a book cover hahaha took me a minute 8y
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RealLifeReading
RealLifeReading
Goat Days | Benyamin
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Picked up some holds at the library for myself. And for #asianlitbingo
Have you read any?
I adore Kirino's crime books and am curious about this one. And of course Ms Marvel!

alanacristin Oh i hadn't heard of Goddess Chronicle. I'm keen to hear what you think of it! Looks very different from everything I've read by Kirino. 8y
batsy I've read maybe two of Kirino's crime books? And I loved them. You just reminded me that I've been meaning to read Goddess Chronicle and Goat Days, so thanks for that ☺️ 8y
Tsubame I really didn't like Goddess Chronicle, tbh 😕But I don't want to spoil your reading, so please share your thoughts once you've finished and then I'll elaborate on my opinion 😉 8y
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Lindy Funny Boy is the only one I've read in your stack, and I liked it so much that I've since read everything else that Selvadurai has written. 👍 8y
RealLifeReading @lindy glad to hear that! I'm looking forward to it! 8y
RealLifeReading @Tsubame hmmm ok! But I will keep an open mind! 😀 8y
RealLifeReading @alanacristin definitely very different! 8y
RealLifeReading @batsy you're welcome! I love Japanese crime fiction! 8y
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Fresh_booklover
Fresh_booklover
Goat Days | Benyamin
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The true story of Najeeb Mahummood, where fate betrays this man. The story is about a man (keralite,indian) leaves to Saudi Arabia to work and free his family from starvation but when he reaches there everything changes to the extent we haven't even imagined.
To the ones who haven't read this book PICK IT UP! Because this book brings hope in every soul to who have lost every bit of it.
A simple true story of man where humanity is lost and found

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