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The Story of Zahra
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ISBN10: 0385472064
ISBN13: 9780385472067
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: Dec 15 1996
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.61 Width: 5.21 Depth: 8.01
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780385472067
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: Dec 15 1996
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.61 Width: 5.21 Depth: 8.01
Language: English
Zahra's mother uses her as a cover for her meetings with a lover; Zahra's strict father mistreats her for being complicit in her mother's affair. Fleeing from Beirut in search of solace, Zahra stays with her uncle in West Africa--and then uses marriage as another kind of escape. Back in Beirut, love finally comes to her, but with terrible consequences. Banned in several Middle Eastern countries since its original publication, The Story of Zahra is an intoxicating, provocative story of a young woman's coming of age in a city torn apart by war.
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