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Girls of Riyadh: A Novel
by Alsanea, Rajaa
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1594201218
- ISBN 13
- 9781594201219
- Seller
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Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
Item Price
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About This Item
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
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Lansdowne Books
(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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About the Seller
Lansdowne Books
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Port Fairy, Victoria
About Lansdowne Books
Lansdowne Books is an independent online store specialising in Antiquarian and Quality Secondhand books. We are based in regional Victoria and offer our collection from around the world. It is possible to collect items from Port Fairy, Victoria Australia.
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