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The Tent (Modern Arabic Writing)
Miral Al-Tahawy
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The Tent is a beautifully written, powerful, and disturbing novel, featuring a host of women characters whose lives are subject to the will of a single, often absent, patriarch and his brutal, foul-mouthed mother. Told through the eyes of a young girl, the lives of the Bedouin and peasant women unfold, revealing the tragedy of the sonless mother and the intolerable heaviness of existence.
Set against trackless deserts and star-filled night skies, the story tells of the young girl’s relationship with her distant father and a foreign woman who is well-meaning but ultimately motivated by self-interest. It provides an intimate glimpse inside the women’s quarters, and chronicles their pastimes and preoccupations, their stories and their songs. |
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Language: English
Paperback: 140 pages
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press (1998)
ISBN-10: 9774245423
ISBN-13: 9789774245428
Genre: Arabic Literature
Shipping Weight: 35 grams
Condition: Good
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