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The Story of Zahra

by Hanan Al-Shaykh, Hnn lshykh · 1980

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With more than 21,000 copies in print of Women Of Sand And Myrrh, and more than 15,000 copies of The Story Of Zahra, Hanan al-Shaykh is the best known and most admired woman writer of the Arab world. The paperback publication of Zahrawill bring this passionate and courageous novel to a much larger group of readers. Its haunting story of a young Lebanese woman who attempts to stem the violence in Beirut by initiating a sexual liaison with a sniper has "lifted the corner of a dark curtain" (Sunday Telegraph) from a world that fascinates us all.

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war and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
womenwomenMore like thisLess of thisislamislamMore like thisLess of thistraveltravelMore like thisLess of thisdiversitydiversityMore like thisLess of this
Setting
Middle EastMiddle EastMore like thisLess of thisArabArabMore like thisLess of thisBeirutBeirutMore like thisLess of thisLebanonLebanonMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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