Download or read book Life on Hold written by Fahd ʻAtīq and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saudi writer Fahd al-Atiq explores modern Riyadh through the character of Khaled, whose dysfunctional life, humdrum but rich in memories and introspection, bridges the gap between the old impoverished world of Najd and the consumerism of the years after the various oil booms, symbolized in this novel by the family's move from the lively back streets of the old city to an isolated dream villa in the new suburbs.