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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 "Zahra" will 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.
" "The Story Of Zahra" is a classic by any standards."-- "Village Voice Literary Supplement."
"This rich tale mesmerizes with its frank sexuality and scenes of war-torn Beirut."-- "Publishers Weekly."
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""The Story Of Zahra is a classic by any standards."--"Village Voice Literary Supplement.
"This rich tale mesmerizes with its frank sexuality and scenes of war-torn Beirut."--"Publishers Weekly.
""The Story Of Zahra" is a classic by any standards."--"Village Voice Literary Supplement."
"This rich tale mesmerizes with its frank sexuality and scenes of war-torn Beirut."--"Publishers Weekly."
""The Story Of Zahra" is a classic byany standards."--"Village VoiceLiterary Supplement."
"This rich tale mesmerizes with its frank sexualityand scenes of war-tornBeirut."--"Publishers Weekly.""
"The Story Of Zahra is a classic byany standards."--Village VoiceLiterary Supplement.
"This rich tale mesmerizes with its frank sexualityand scenes of war-tornBeirut."--Publishers Weekly."
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"This rich tale mesmerizes with its frank sexuality and scenes of war-torn Beirut."--"Publishers Weekly.
""The Story Of Zahra" is a classic by any standards."--"Village Voice Literary Supplement."
"This rich tale mesmerizes with its frank sexuality and scenes of war-torn Beirut."--"Publishers Weekly."
""The Story Of Zahra" is a classic byany standards."--"Village VoiceLiterary Supplement."
"This rich tale mesmerizes with its frank sexualityand scenes of war-tornBeirut."--"Publishers Weekly.""
"The Story Of Zahra is a classic byany standards."--Village VoiceLiterary Supplement.
"This rich tale mesmerizes with its frank sexualityand scenes of war-tornBeirut."--Publishers Weekly."
Hanan al-Shaykh, an award-winning journalist, novelist, and playwright, is the author of the short story collectionI Sweep the Sun off Rooftops; the novelsThe Story of Zahra, Women of Sand and Myrrh, Beirut Blues, andOnly in London; and a memoir about her mother, The Locust and the Bird.She was raised in Beirut, educated in Cairo, and lives in London."
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- PublisherQuartet Books
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0704301474
- ISBN 13 9780704301474
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages184
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