{"product_id":"naphtalene-alia-mamdouh-9781558614932","title":"Naphtalene: A Novel of Baghdad","description":"Seen through the eyes of a strong-willed and perceptive young girl, \u003ci\u003eNaphtalene\u003c\/i\u003e beautifully captures the atmosphere of Baghdad in the 1940s and 1950s. Through her rich and lyrical descriptions, Alia Mamdouh vividly recreates a city of public steam baths, roadside butchers, and childhood games played in the same streets where political demonstrations against British colonialism are beginning to take place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the heart of the novel is nine-year-old Huda, a girl whose fiery, defiant nature contrasts sharply with her own inherent powerlessness. Through Mamdouh's strikingly inventive use of language, Huda's stream-of-consciousness narrative expands to take in the life not only of a young girl and her family, but of her street, her neighborhood, and her country. Alia Mamdouh, winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Award in Arabic Literature, is a journalist, essayist and novelist living in exile in Paris. Long banned from publishing in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, she is the author of essays, short stories, and four novels, of which \u003ci\u003eNaphtalene\u003c\/i\u003e is the most widely acclaimed and translated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alia Mamdouh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558614931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558614932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feminist Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.90w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/11\/2006 pg. 32","brand":"Alia Mamdouh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46526269587711,"sku":"9781558614932","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0cc7ddb0-c0c3-4a93-b68c-bbc5ad8e0862.jpg?v=1737555681","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/naphtalene-alia-mamdouh-9781558614932","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}