The Loved Ones: A Modern Arabic Novel

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The Feminist Press at CUNY, 14 nov. 2015 - 264 sidor

“Ferocious, visceral descriptions . . . give a powerful sense not only of Suhaila’s world but also of the way we make and understand memories.”—Booklist

“Often intense and lyrical.”—Kirkus Reviews

This winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Prize for Literature mingles memories of the past with the shifting voices of the present when the estranged son of an Iraqi exile flies from his home in Toronto to visit her in Paris. As his ailing mother, the once-vibrant Suhaila, lies in a hospital bed, he acquaints himself with her constellation of close friends. Immediately, he becomes immersed in the complex relationships he has fought so hard to avoid: with his mother and his war-torn homeland. Alia Mamdouh weaves a magical tale of the human condition in this stunning and beautifully written novel of faith, family, and hope.

 

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Innehåll

Chapter One
1
Chapter Two
8
Chapter Three
14
Chapter Four
23
Chapter Five
31
Chapter Six
38
Chapter Seven
49
Chapter Eight
56
Chapter Fourteen
127
Chapter Fifteen
139
Chapter Sixteen
148
Chapter Seventeen
157
Chapter Eighteen
171
Chapter Nineteen
181
Diaries
206
Canada Diaries
247

Chapter Nine
63
Chapter Ten
80
Chapter Eleven
86
Chapter Twelve
100
Chapter Thirteen
115
Translators Notes and Acknowledgments
298
Afterword
301
About The Feminist Press
328
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Om författaren (2015)

Alia Mamdouh was born in Baghdad in 1944 and has been a journalist and writer for over thirty years. She has published four novels, two collections of short stories, and numerous critical essays. Since going into exile in 1982, she has lived and worked in London, Cairo, and Beirut.

Marilyn Booth has translated fiction and autobiography from Egypt and Lebanon. She received her B.A. from Harvard-Radcliffe and her D.Phil. from Oxford University, and has taught at Brown University and the American University in Cairo.

Hélène Cixous is one of the most prominent cultural and political thinkers in the world. Her work has transformed both feminism and literary criticism. In Paris, she sits as chair at the Centre de Recherches en Etudes Feminines, which she founded.

Bibliografisk information

TitelThe Loved Ones: A Modern Arabic Novel
Women Writing the Middle East
FörfattareAlia Mamdouh
översatt avMarilyn L. Booth
BidragareHélène Cixous
UtgivareThe Feminist Press at CUNY, 2015
ISBN1558619372, 9781558619371
Längd264 sidor
  
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