Waterman
A Sandy Tale
- Fiction
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2022
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Publisher's Description
An acacia tree lost in the wasteland. Two men are sitting in its shadow. One of them, an old Bedouin, is telling his European visitor the most extraordinary story ever to happen in the desert. This is a story about friendship and hate, hope and despair, love and death; a tale about the grandiose dream of a man who decided that nothing is impossible. In the middle of nowhere, deep within the moaning wind and void of the desert, the tales of the old Bedouin Meddur will revive the quest of Waterman. This most desperate man on earth carries within himself a foolish hope to impose his will upon the stormy winds of the Tenere, the hottest place on earth. Waterman's journey is an odyssey beyond the limits of life and civilization, and it is the search of every human soul longing for eternity. Waterman's quest for an impossible oasis will draw the reader toward finding a way to their own soul.
Endorsements (3)
“From beginning to end, Waterman captivates the reader with unanticipated twists and turns that echo the cadences of the masters—Saint-Exupéry, Camus, and Orwell. Part adventure thriller, part philosophical treatise, and—not least—part romance, this book, set in the Saharan sands of North Africa, offers a path through the desert of our times that quenches the thirst for both hope and love.”
“In this lovely novel, Oskar Freysinger captures and perpetuates the renowned literary tradition of French writers like Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Romain Gary, or Joseph Kessel. Like them, he leads us into the eternal fight of humans trying to survive their hostile surroundings without betraying their soul.”
“Waterman is Freysinger’s telling of the timeless story of the human being’s indefatigable quest to create and sustain civilization even in the apparent emptiness of the most arid of deserts. In exquisite poetical language, Freysinger leads us into an extraordinary literary journey which will forever inhabit the reader’s memory.”
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