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ISBN10: 9774168275
ISBN13: 9789774168277
Publisher: Hoopoe
Published: Mar 1 2017
Pages: 392
Weight: 0.80
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.20 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9789774168277
Publisher: Hoopoe
Published: Mar 1 2017
Pages: 392
Weight: 0.80
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.20 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature
A Top 100 Literary Work of the Twentieth Century (The Arab Writers Union)
Absorbing . . . Superbly translated . . . . Arguably the best modern [Egyptian] novel not written by Nobel laureate Mahfouz.--Kirkus Reviews
A landmark in women's writing set during the struggle for Egyptian independence February 1946: Cairo is engulfed by demonstrations against the British. Layla's older brother Mahmud returns, wounded in the clashes, and the events of that fateful day mark a turning point in her life, an awakening to the world around her. Latifa al-Zayyat's acclaimed modern classic follows Layla through her sexual and political coming of age. Her rebellious spirit seeks to free itself from the stifling social codes that dictate a young woman's life, just as Egypt struggles to shake off the yoke of imperialist rule.
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