Description for Red Wine
paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 225 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Suzie Mohamad Galal, born in the Egyptian city of Suez during the War of Attrition in the late 1960s, is a woman of inner conflicts, at once a fighter and a lover, who traverses the boundaries of ethnicity and religion. Her whole life is intricately tied to the wars and political events taking place in Egypt. But as she grapples with where to begin her story of personal and national crises, questions of narration arise: which metaphor best serves the layers of meaning she wants to communicate, and whose voice is telling the story anyway? Red Wine is both timely ... Read more
Suzie Mohamad Galal, born in the Egyptian city of Suez during the War of Attrition in the late 1960s, is a woman of inner conflicts, at once a fighter and a lover, who traverses the boundaries of ethnicity and religion. Her whole life is intricately tied to the wars and political events taking place in Egypt. But as she grapples with where to begin her story of personal and national crises, questions of narration arise: which metaphor best serves the layers of meaning she wants to communicate, and whose voice is telling the story anyway? Red Wine is both timely ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774167379
SKU
V9789774167379
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About Amina Zaydan
Amina Zaydan, born in Suez in 1966, is known for her boldly feminist themes and her fearless scrutiny of gender norms. Red Wine was awarded the 2007 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature. Sally Gomaa currently teaches contemporary global literature and writing at Salve Regina University.
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