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The Story of Zahra

The Story of Zahra - Paperback

by Hanan Al-Shaykh
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Availability:In StockContributor:Hanan Al-ShaykhPublish date:1996-12-15Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Anchor BooksISBN-13:9780385472067ISBN-10:385472064UPC:9780385472067Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Women, War & MilitarySize:8.01 x 5.21 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.4299Product ID:SCZQBYMYDB
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Anchor BooksISBN-13:9780385472067ISBN-10:385472064UPC:9780385472067Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Women, War & MilitarySize:8.01 x 5.21 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.4299Product ID:SCZQBYMYDB
Hanan al-Shaykh, an award-winning journalist, novelist, and playwright, is the author of the short story collection I Sweep the Sun off Rooftops; the novels The Story of Zahra, Women of Sand and Myrrh, Beirut Blues, and Only in London; and a memoir about her mother, The Locust and the Bird. She was raised in Beirut, educated in Cairo, and lives in London.
Publisher: Anchor Books

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