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Girls of Riyadh: A Novel

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Girls of Riyadh: A Novel

by Alsanea, Rajaa

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1594201218
ISBN 13
9781594201219
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Near Fine in fine unclipped dust jacket in protective mylar. Hardcover first edition - First printing. A debut novel, originally published in Arabic in Lebanon, which discusses frankly the " social, romantic and sexual tribulations of four young women from elite classes of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia." Translated by Rajaa Alsanea and Marilyn Booth. Includes glossary of names, 286 pp.

Originally banned in Saudi Arabia, the tale of four young women university students from Riyadh follows their struggles to navigate the precarious paths between desire, fulfillment, and Islamic tradition while witnessing the ways in which the Arab world is being changed by new economic and political realities

Synopsis

Girls of Riyadh, or Banat al-Riyadh, is a novel by Rajaa Alsanea. The book, written in the form of e-mails, recounts the personal lives of four young Saudi girls, Lamees, Michelle (half Saudi, half American), Gamrah, and Sadeem. It describes the relationship between men and women in the conservative Saudi-Arabian Islamic culture.

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Bookseller
Lansdowne Books AU (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #
185
Title
Girls of Riyadh: A Novel
Author
Alsanea, Rajaa
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
1594201218
ISBN 13
9781594201219
Publisher
Penguin Press HC, The
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2007
Pages
286 pp.
Bookseller catalogs
Travel; First Edition; Biography; Middle East; collectible;

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