A Taste of Patience

T
he biography defines patience in two ways: firstly, a bitter experience; and secondly, the ability to tolerate and turn one's misfortune into investment. The accident that the writer suffered has paralysed his body, however, at the same time it has unleashed his writing talents.

Egyptian writer YousefEl-Sharoni

Author: Mohamed Eid Al-Araimi was born in 1954 in Wadi al-Mur in eastern Oman and travelled widely in the Arabian Gulf before obtaining a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the U.S. Near dawn one fateful night, en route to his work site in the oil fields of the Omani desert, he had a tragic accident when his car collided with a camel in the road. Faced with severe disabilities, he exerted himself in physical rehabilitation and was eventually able to resume his professional career.

His Arabic writings include the novel Mark of Chain, a novella called • Between Desert and Sea, and a collection of stories entitled Rainbow. He also translated George Orwell's Animal Farm into Arabic.