The Locust and the Bird
My Mother's Story
(Sprache: Englisch)
A richly woven and breathtaking memoir: a Radio 4 Book of the Week
A richly woven and breathtaking memoir
A Radio 4 Book of the Week
A richly woven and breathtaking memoir
A Radio 4 Book of the Week
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A richly woven and breathtaking memoir: a Radio 4 Book of the Week
A richly woven and breathtaking memoir
A Radio 4 Book of the Week
A richly woven and breathtaking memoir
A Radio 4 Book of the Week
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A richly woven and breathtaking memoir from the perspective of the author's own mother: a Radio 4 Book of the Week'It is an extraordinarily brave act for a writer to undertake to inhabit, fully and sympathetically, the life her mother lived before she was born, particularly when her mother was no jewel of wifely virtue' J.M. Coetzee'This is a book that wears its heart firmly on its sleeve, offering an insight into an unfamiliar culture and a cinematic love story' The TimesKamila is nine years old when she is taken from the poverty of her childhood village in southern Lebanon to Beirut. She has never learned to read or write, though she longs to go to school. Stories, poetry and film are her passion - and a beautiful boy called Muhammad. They fall in love before Kamila is forced into an arranged marriage, despite her tears and screams. She is only fourteen years old.On her wedding night her first daughter is conceived; four years later, Hanan is born. Kamila and Muhammad continue to see each other in secret, risking their lives. It is eight years before Kamila can bring herself to divorce her husband, as to do so means leaving her daughters behind. Beautifully evoking the dusty streets of Beirut and life in Lebanon, this is a heartbreaking memoir of an extraordinary woman.
Autoren-Porträt von Hanan Al-Shaykh
Hanan al-Shaykh is one of the Arab world's most acclaimed contemporary writers. She was born and raised in Beirut, before going to Cairo to receive her education. She was a successful journalist in Beirut, then later lived in Saudi Arabia, before moving to London. She is the author of the collection I Sweep the Sun off Rooftops and her novels include The Story of Zahra, Women of Sand and Myrrh, Beirut Blues and Only in London, shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. Most recently she published the acclaimed memoir of her mother's life, The Locust and the Bird. Hanan al-Shaykh lives in London.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Hanan Al-Shaykh
- 2010, 320 Seiten, mit Schwarz-Weiß-Abbildungen, Maße: 13,2 x 19,7 cm, Taschenbuch, Englisch
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Trade
- ISBN-10: 1408800845
- ISBN-13: 9781408800843
Sprache:
Englisch
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'It is an extraordinarily brave act for a writer to undertake to inhabit, fully and sympathetically, the life her mother lived before she was born, particularly when her mother was no jewel of wifely virtue' J.M. Coetzee 'This tender memoir...courageously addresses both the themes of geographical separation and the jagged motifs of mother-daughter conflict' Independent 'A powerful book on the dangers of romantic love in mid-twentieth century Arab society' Guardian 'This is a book that wears its heart firmly on its sleeve, offering an insight into an unfamiliar culture and a cinematic love story' The Times
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