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Women of sand and myrrh / Hanan al-Shaykh ; translated by Catherine Cobham.

By: Language: English Original language: Arabic Publication details: New York : Anchor Books, 1992.Edition: 1st Anchor Books edDescription: 280 pages ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0385423586
  • 9780385423588
Uniform titles:
  • Misk al-Ghazāl. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Women of sand and myrrh.LOC classification:
  • PJ7862.H356 W66 1992
Summary: Little is known of what life is like for contemporary Arab women living in the Middle East. One of the few literary voices speaking out from that still closed society is Hanan al-Shaykh, whose novel The Story of Zahra was banned in most Arab countries. Now available for the first time in the U.S. is her newest novel, a story of four women treated to every luxury but freedom.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Fiction Books FIC SHAYK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Missing from the shelves! 100154
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Fiction Fiction Books FIC SHAY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5118829

Originally published: Quartet Books, 1989.

Little is known of what life is like for contemporary Arab women living in the Middle East. One of the few literary voices speaking out from that still closed society is Hanan al-Shaykh, whose novel The Story of Zahra was banned in most Arab countries. Now available for the first time in the U.S. is her newest novel, a story of four women treated to every luxury but freedom.

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