Collision KSA: A Series of 24 Collisions Based on True Accounts

Heartbreaking and wise, Collision KSA by Yasser Alireza is meditative fiction that is full of complexities and human connections. Each of twenty-four essays deals with a social issue of the Middle East and is introduced by an incident involving an automobile. The theme: Life is unpredictable in cars—and out. As the author sends readers careening through the streets of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, unique perspectives on social life evolve into worldly insights and opinions on how the Mideast is exploited by the global media and modern literature. With story titles such as “Fifth Collision: How We Heal,” “Tenth Collision: Whose Path Should I Follow?” and “Twenty-third Collision: Fallen Bougainvillea,” he addresses social issues, the minutiae of existence, and the explosive nature of life on the fringe. With a fierce off-balance humor and poetic sensibility, these stories are masterfully penned and show a rare grace in an often-ugly world.