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Women of Sand and Myrrh
Hanan Al-Shaykh
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Description for Women of Sand and Myrrh
Paperback. In an unnamed Middle Eastern city, four women from different social and cultural backgrounds tell their story. There is Suha, an educated Lebanese woman brought to the desert by her husband; Tamr, who must fight against male rule to educate herself; and, Suzanne, captivated by the men and the mystery of the Arabian desert. Translator(s): Cobham, Catherine. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254.
In an unnamed Middle Eastern city, four women from different social and cultural backgrounds tell their story. There is Suha, an educated Lebanese woman brought to the desert by her husband; Tamr, who must fight against male rule to educate herself; Suzanne, captivated by the men and the mystery of the Arabian desert; and Nur, in fierce pursuit of lovers (male and female) and foreign adventures - but her husband has her passport. All four women struggle in a society where women cannot drive a car, walk in the streets unveiled, or travel without male permission. It is a society ... Read more
In an unnamed Middle Eastern city, four women from different social and cultural backgrounds tell their story. There is Suha, an educated Lebanese woman brought to the desert by her husband; Tamr, who must fight against male rule to educate herself; Suzanne, captivated by the men and the mystery of the Arabian desert; and Nur, in fierce pursuit of lovers (male and female) and foreign adventures - but her husband has her passport. All four women struggle in a society where women cannot drive a car, walk in the streets unveiled, or travel without male permission. It is a society ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408805909
SKU
9781408805909
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Ref
99-1
About Hanan Al-Shaykh
Hanan al-Shaykh is one of the contemporary Arab world's most acclaimed writers. She was born in Lebanon and brought up in Beirut, before going to Cairo to receive her education. She was a successful journalist in Beirut, then later lived in the Arabian Gulf, before moving to London. She is the author of the collection I Sweep the Sun off ... Read more
Reviews for Women of Sand and Myrrh
'A complex and demanding story of women in the Gulf - oppresed, manipulated, sexually tormented and confused ... breathtakingly frank' Edward Said 'One of the finest Arab novelists of her generation' Financial Times 'A small masterpiece in the psychological confines of the modern harem' Newsweek 'Al-Shaykh goes where few Arab writers have gone before: not just into ... Read more