Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women

ISBN-13: 9780141029405 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 272 str.

Geraldine Brooks

Opis

When her poised and sophisticated yuppie assistant at the Cairo bureau of the "Wall Street Journal" suddenly 'adopted the uniform of a Muslim fundamentalist', the author sets out to discover the truth about women and Islam. Talking about the different lives women lead under Islam, here, she gives a diverse portrait of a little known world.

Recenzje

Fascinating, meticulously reported, and elegantly written Susan Faludi

O autorze

Geraldine Brooks is an award-winning author and journalist. She has written several books of fiction and non-fiction, including the international bestselling novel Year of Wonders and more recently March, which won the Pulitzer. She lives in rural Virginia.