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The Story of Zahra Paperback - 1996

by Hanan Al-Shaykh

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The 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. "A classic by any standards".--Village Voice Literary Supplement.

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Zahra's mother uses her as a cover for her meetings with a lover; Zahra's strict father mistreats her for being complicit in her mother's affair. Fleeing from Beirut in search of solace, Zahra stays with her uncle in West Africa--and then uses marriage as another kind of escape. Back in Beirut, love finally comes to her, but with terrible consequences. Banned in several Middle Eastern countries since its original publication, The Story of Zahra is an intoxicating, provocative story of a young woman's coming of age in a city torn apart by war.

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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.

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  • Title The Story of Zahra
  • Author Hanan Al-Shaykh
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: first
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Anchor Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1996-12-15
  • ISBN 9780385472067 / 0385472064
  • Weight 0.43 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.01 x 5.21 x 0.61 in (20.35 x 13.23 x 1.55 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Arab World
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 94028745
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

"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.

Citations

  • Library Journal, 03/01/1995, Page 0

About the author

Hanan al-Shaykh, an award-winning journalist, novelist, and playwright, is the author of the short story collection I Sweep the Sun off Rooftops; the novels The Story of Zahra, Women of Sand and Myrrh, Beirut Blues, and Only 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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