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Canceled Memories: A Novel (Middle East Literature In Translation)
Nazik Saba Yared
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Description for Canceled Memories: A Novel (Middle East Literature In Translation)
Hardcover. Set during the Lebanese civil war, this novel chronicles the splintering of the Al-Mukhtars, a Lebanese family whose love and trust for one another is strained by the increasing economic, social, and psychological tensions that surround them. Translator(s): Sinno, Nadine. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Set during the Lebanese civil war, this novel chronicles the splintering of the Al-Mukhtars, a Lebanese family whose love and trust for one another is strained by the increasing economic, social, and psychological tensions that surround them. Huda, feeling helpless as a housewife, pursues a career as a university professor and immerses herself in her work and students. Sharif, trapped in a static bureaucratic position, begins to resent his wife's success and slowly withdraws from his family. When their marriage dissolves, the couple fight over the custody of their adolescent daughter. In a patriarchal society that favors the rights of ... Read more
Set during the Lebanese civil war, this novel chronicles the splintering of the Al-Mukhtars, a Lebanese family whose love and trust for one another is strained by the increasing economic, social, and psychological tensions that surround them. Huda, feeling helpless as a housewife, pursues a career as a university professor and immerses herself in her work and students. Sharif, trapped in a static bureaucratic position, begins to resent his wife's success and slowly withdraws from his family. When their marriage dissolves, the couple fight over the custody of their adolescent daughter. In a patriarchal society that favors the rights of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
151
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815609377
SKU
V9780815609377
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About Nazik Saba Yared
Nazik Saba Yared is an acclaimed Lebanese writer and critic. She is the author of numerous books, including the novels Improvisations of a Mission String, translated by Stuart A. Hancox, and Al-Aqni'a (The Masks). Nadine Sinno is currently completing her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at the University of Arkansas, where she also teaches world literature and composition.
Reviews for Canceled Memories: A Novel (Middle East Literature In Translation)
In Canceled Memories, Nazik Yared depicts the long war in Lebanon with energy, passion, and faithfulness.... When words fail, the protagonist turns to the camera, zooming in and out, to capture the scenes and record them. And the pictures endure, even if the memories are canceled. - Emily Nasrallah, Al-Anwar