Women of Sand and Myrrh

ISBN-13: 9781408805909 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 304 str.

Hanan Al-Shaykh;Catherine Cobham

Opis

In an unnamed Middle Eastern city, four women from different social and cultural backgrounds tell their story. All four women struggle in a society where women cannot drive, walk in the streets unveiled, or travel without male permission. These women are treated to every luxury except that which they truly desire - freedom.

Recenzje

'A complex and demanding story of women in the Gulf - oppresed, manipulated, sexually tormented and confused ... breathtakingly frank' Edward Said

O autorze

Hanan al-Shaykh is one of the Arab world's most acclaimed contemporary writers. She was born and raised in Beirut, before going to Cairo to receive her education. She was a successful journalist in Beirut, then later lived in Saudi Arabia, before moving to London. She is the author of the collection I Sweep the Sun off Rooftops and her novels include The Story of Zahra, Women of Sand and Myrrh, Beirut Blues and Only in London, shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. Most recently she published the acclaimed memoir of her mother's life, The Locust and the Bird. Hanan al-Shaykh lives in London.