The Story of Zahra: A Novel - Softcover

Al-Shaykh, Hanan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0385472064 ISBN 13: 9780385472067

Publisher: Anchor, 1996

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Publisher:

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.

"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.

From the Back Cover:

"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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Anchor
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0385472064
• ISBN 13: 9780385472067
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 215