Petrol Station

by Sulayman Al-Bassam

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A desert. A border. A remote petrol station within earshot of civil war. This vividly imagined twilit zone provides the background for a familial standoff in which the crimes, secrets, and broken loves of one generation make violent claims on the lives of the next as two half-brothers vie for favours and allegiance from their aging father.

Examining themes of identity, ambition, and betrayal, this compelling drama from acclaimed Kuwaiti writer/director Sulayman Al Bassam uses the iconic setting of the deserted petrol station as a poetic space to explore the oppressions and aspirations of the Gulf Arab Region.

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  • ISBN10 1786821494
  • ISBN13 9781786821492
  • Publish Date 22 March 2017 (first published 17 March 2017)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 14 April 2022
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Imprint Oberon Books Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 88
  • Language English