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Swimming Toward the Light: A Novel (Arab American Writing)
Angela Leone
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Description for Swimming Toward the Light: A Novel (Arab American Writing)
Hardcover. Depicts a Lebanese immigrant family in Washington, DC, in the 1950s and gives us entree into a male-dominated, independence-stifling culture where female roles were rigidly prescribed. Series: Arab American Writing. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Swimming Toward the Light depicts a Lebanese immigrant family in Washington, D.C., in the 1950s and gives us entree into a male-dominated, independence-stifling culture where female roles were rigidly prescribed. While the three older children liberated themselves by leaving home, the two youngest daughters, Lottie and Irene, were left to endure their parents' repressions and their Mama's despotic regime. With unflinching candor, the narrative moves toward an unexpected and devastating conclusion.
Swimming Toward the Light depicts a Lebanese immigrant family in Washington, D.C., in the 1950s and gives us entree into a male-dominated, independence-stifling culture where female roles were rigidly prescribed. While the three older children liberated themselves by leaving home, the two youngest daughters, Lottie and Irene, were left to endure their parents' repressions and their Mama's despotic regime. With unflinching candor, the narrative moves toward an unexpected and devastating conclusion.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Arab American Writing
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815608578
SKU
V9780815608578
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About Angela Leone
Angela Tehaan Leone is a prize-winning fiction writer, poet, and teacher of English and dramatic arts. She is an active member of Radius of Arab American Writers (RAWI). She lives in McLean, Va.
Reviews for Swimming Toward the Light: A Novel (Arab American Writing)
An unflinching and powerful debut novel. - Sue William Silverman ""Leone brings a heartbreaking sensitivity to her story and the authority of a true witness."" - Joseph Geha, Through and Through: Toledo Stories ""Grips the reader with the searing immediacy of a memoir."" - D. H. Melhem, New York Poems