Zusatztext "Something of a landmark...a bold and important work. [This] is the first novel I know of that successfully renders an Arab, Egyptian Muslim reality in English. A tour de force."--Leila Ahmed, Washington Post Book World "Raw, accurate, searing....Soueif [is] one ofthe most extraordinary chroniclers of sexual politics now writing."--Edward Said, The Times Literary Supplement Informationen zum Autor Ahdaf Soueif Klappentext Set amidst the turmoil of contemporary Middle Eastern politics, this vivid and highly-acclaimed novel by an Egyptian journalist is an intimate look into the lives of Arab women today. Here, a woman who grows up among the Egyptian elite, marries a Westernized husband, and, while pursuing graduate study, becomes embroiled in a love affair with an uncouth Englishman. Zusammenfassung Set amidst the turmoil of contemporary Middle Eastern politics! this vivid and highly-acclaimed novel by an Egyptian journalist is an intimate look into the lives of Arab women today. Here! a woman who grows up among the Egyptian elite! marries a Westernized husband! and! while pursuing graduate study! becomes embroiled in a love affair with an uncouth Englishman.

Autorentext

Ahdaf Soueif

Klappentext

Set amidst the turmoil of contemporary Middle Eastern politics, this vivid and highly-acclaimed novel by an Egyptian journalist is an intimate look into the lives of Arab women today. Here, a woman who grows up among the Egyptian elite, marries a Westernized husband, and, while pursuing graduate study, becomes embroiled in a love affair with an uncouth Englishman.