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The Scents of Marie-Claire
Habib Selmi
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Description for The Scents of Marie-Claire
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
This novel from one of Tunisia’s leading writers, the first of his works to be translated into English, narrates a love story in all its stages, in all its glorious and inglorious details. Moment by moment we become acquainted with the morning rituals, the desires of the flesh, the turbulence of the spirit, and even a few unattractive personal habits. It is a journey that takes us inside the nuances of what passes between two lovers, from the first glances of attraction to the final words of anger. It is a journey filled with all the hallmarks of the complex ... Read more
This novel from one of Tunisia’s leading writers, the first of his works to be translated into English, narrates a love story in all its stages, in all its glorious and inglorious details. Moment by moment we become acquainted with the morning rituals, the desires of the flesh, the turbulence of the spirit, and even a few unattractive personal habits. It is a journey that takes us inside the nuances of what passes between two lovers, from the first glances of attraction to the final words of anger. It is a journey filled with all the hallmarks of the complex ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774167409
SKU
V9789774167409
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99-15
About Habib Selmi
Habib Selmi, born in 1951 in Kairouan, Tunisia, is a professor of Arabic literature in Paris and has published seven novels, which have been translated into French, German, and Italian. The Scents of Marie-Claire was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arab Fiction (the Arabic Booker) in 2009. Fadwa Al Qasem, with a B.A. in English literature, ... Read more
Reviews for The Scents of Marie-Claire
"Those interested in a love story which reveals every nuance of a complex relationship will find this a fascinating novel. The fact that the reader knows from the early pages of the book that this long-time love will end makes its slow deterioration hypnotically suspenseful in its own right."—Mary Whippe, Seeing the World through Books