{"product_id":"tales-of-a-severed-head-rachida-madani-9780300176285","title":"Tales of a Severed Head","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant retelling of the classic Arab tale of Scheherazade, set in the present day\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume brings Moroccan poet Rachida Madani's remarkable poems to English-language readers for the first time. In \u003ci\u003eTales of a Severed Head\u003c\/i\u003e, Madani addresses present-day issues surrounding the role of women in society--issues not unlike those explored a thousand years ago in the enduring collection of Arab tales known as \u003ci\u003eThe Thousand and One Nights\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003eIn the ancient tales, the insanely distrustful King Shehriyar vows to marry a new wife each night and have her beheaded the next morning, thus eliminating the risk of being cuckolded. Through the courage and wit of young Scheherazade, who volunteers to be the king's bride and then invents the legendary tales that go on for a thousand and one nights, Shehriyar is healed of his obsession and the kingdom's virgins are saved. Like her brave-hearted predecessor, Madani's modern-day Scheherazade is fighting for her own life as well as the lives of her fellow sufferers. But in today's world, the threat comes as much from poverty, official corruption, the abuse of human rights, and the lingering effects of colonialism as from the power wielded by individual men. Madani weaves a tale of contemporary resistance, and once again language provides a potent weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachida Madani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300176287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300176285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.75h x 5.11w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Literary Award - Finalist","brand":"Rachida Madani","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962009014527,"sku":"9780300176285","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f3615526-6cb7-4dbe-850c-3d159c8f10be.jpg?v=1750649038","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tales-of-a-severed-head-rachida-madani-9780300176285","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}