×


 x 

Shopping cart
Haifa Zangana - Women on a Journey: Between Baghdad and London (Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation) - 9780292714847 - V9780292714847
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Women on a Journey: Between Baghdad and London (Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation)

€ 21.99
€ 21.90
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Women on a Journey: Between Baghdad and London (Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation) Paperback. A novel by a Kurdish-Iraqi writer that gives voice to contemporary Iraqi women's experiences of political repression, violence, exile, and the yearning for peace. It represents a critique of the violence done to ordinary people by those who hold power both in Iraq and in the West. Translator(s): Cumberbatch, Judy. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; APFA; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.

Exiled, displaced, tortured, and grieving—each of the five Iraqi women whose lives and losses come to us through Haifa Zangana's skillfully wrought novel is searching in her own way for peace with a past that continually threatens to swallow up the present.

Majda, the widow of a former Ba'ath party official who was killed by the government he served. Adiba, a political dissident tortured under Saddam Hussein's regime. Um Mohammed, a Kurdish refugee who fled her home for political asylum. Iqbal, a divorced mother whose family in Iraq is suffering the effects of Western economic sanctions. And Sahira, ... Read more

Weaving between the women's memories of Iraq—nostalgic and nightmarish—and their lives as exiles in London, Zangana's novel gives voice to the richness and complexity of Iraqi women's experiences. Through their stories, the novel represents a powerful critique of the violence done to ordinary people by those who hold power both in Iraq and in the West.

Show Less

Product Details

Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series
Condition
New
Weight
365g
Number of Pages
255
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292714847
SKU
V9780292714847
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Haifa Zangana
Haifa Zangana, a Kurdish-Iraqi novelist and artist, lives in London. Zangana, who left Baghdad after being tortured under the Ba'ath regime in the 1970s, has published three novels, three collections of stories, and nonfiction articles.

Reviews for Women on a Journey: Between Baghdad and London (Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation)

Goodreads reviews for Women on a Journey: Between Baghdad and London (Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation)


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!