Both Ukhayyad and the camel’s lives are shaped by the other. A tribesman tells Ukhayyad: “The Mahri is the mirror of his rider. If you want to stare into the rider and see what lies hidden within, look to his mount, his thoroughbred.”
Al-Koni’s brilliance lies in his knowledge of the desert and its tribes as well as its abundant and sometimes barren valleys.
He writes of the ancient Phoenician structures, the pagan gods and goddesses whose legends haunt the sand, and the ancient cave paintings in Libya’s Tadrart Acacus.
In more than 80 published works, Al-Koni has also written of the Sahara where he spent his youth.
Ukhayyad is young and thoughtful, though impulsive. He has faith in God and the ancient lessons of the desert, as well as the wisdom of Sheikh Musa who tells him that “perfection belongs to God alone. Carelessness blossoms with youth, but wisdom and knowledge do not take its place until the onslaught of old age and infirmity.”
With these lessons, the young Tuareg fights to survive in the harsh desert environment, where life constantly hangs in the balance.
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