The Loved Ones: A Modern Arabic Novel by Mamdouh, Alia

The Loved Ones: A Modern Arabic Novel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781558615564)

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The Loved Ones: A Modern Arabic Novel by Mamdouh, Alia

The Loved Ones: A Modern Arabic Novel

$15.95
The Loved Ones: A Modern Arabic Novel by Mamdouh, Alia

The Loved Ones: A Modern Arabic Novel

$15.95
Format: Paperback
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"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.



Author: Alia Mamdouh
ISBN-10: 1558615563
ISBN-13: 9781558615564
Publisher: Feminist Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2007
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 8.45h x 5.58w x 0.96d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/08/2007 pg. 38
Library Journal 12/15/2007 pg. 101
Booklist 12/01/2007 pg. 23
Multicultural Review 06/01/2008 pg. 50
By Alia Mamdouh
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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.

H駘鈩e 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.

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