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From Sleep Unbound
Andrée Chedid
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Paperback. Eventually sundered from every human attachment, Samya lapses into despair and despondence, and finally an emotionally caused paralysis. But when she shakes off the torpor of sleep, the sleep of avoidance, she awakens to action with the explosive energy of one who has been reborn. Translator(s): Spencer, S. Num Pages: 157 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
From Sleep Unbound portrays the life of Samya, an Egyptian woman who is taken at age 15 from her Catholic boarding school and forced into a loveless and humiliating marriage. Eventually sundered from every human attachment, Samya lapses into despair and despondence, and finally an emotionally caused paralysis. But when she shakes off the torpor of sleep, the sleep of avoidance, she awakens to action with the explosive energy of one who has been reborn.
From Sleep Unbound portrays the life of Samya, an Egyptian woman who is taken at age 15 from her Catholic boarding school and forced into a loveless and humiliating marriage. Eventually sundered from every human attachment, Samya lapses into despair and despondence, and finally an emotionally caused paralysis. But when she shakes off the torpor of sleep, the sleep of avoidance, she awakens to action with the explosive energy of one who has been reborn.
Product Details
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
157
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Series
Modern African Writing Series
Condition
New
Weight
216g
Number of Pages
158
Place of Publication
Ohio, United States
ISBN
9780804008372
SKU
V9780804008372
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-28
About Andrée Chedid
Andrée Chedid is a poet, essayist, dramatist and novelist of Egypto-Lebanese origin. Born and educated in Cairo, where she received a degree in literature from the American University, she moved to Paris in 1946, and became a naturalized French citizen. She is the recipient of many literary awards, including the Prix Louise Labbé (poetry), 1969; Aigle d'or de la poesie, ... Read more
Reviews for From Sleep Unbound
“Much of this delicately composed, elegant novel is a gentle and simple story of a woman searching for herself in a world of callous, unimaginative male supremacy…. The writing, disclosing bitter, painful truths, is deceptively lyrical.”
The Times
“This is a lyrical novel that portrays the life of an Egyptian woman who is forced to accept a loveless ... Read more
The Times
“This is a lyrical novel that portrays the life of an Egyptian woman who is forced to accept a loveless ... Read more