Velvet : a novel /

Velvet : a novel /

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Author / Creator:	Ḥabāyib, Ḥuzāmah, author.
Uniform title:	Mukhmal. English
Imprint:	Cairo : Hoopoe Fiction, 2019. ©2019
Description:	265 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Refugee camps -- Palestine -- Fiction. Refugee camps -- Sociological aspects -- Fiction. Arabic literature -- Women authors. Refugee camps. Middle East -- Palestine. Translations. Fiction. Novels.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12007754
Related Items:	Translation of: Mukhmal.

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Other authors / contributors:	Heikkinen, Kay, translator.
ISBN:	9789774169304 9774169301
Notes:	Originally published in Arabic as Mukhmal by The Arab Institute for Research and Publishing, 2016. In English, translated from the Arabic.
Summary:	"Hawwa is a child of the grinding hardship of a Palestinian refugee camp. She has had to survive the camp itself, as well as teh humiliation and destruction of an abusive family life. But now, later in life, something most unexpected has happened: she has fallen in love. Velvet unfolds over a day in Hawwa's life, as she makes plans for a new beginning that may take her out of the camp. She sifts back through her memories of the past: the stories of her family, her childhood, and her beloved mentor, Sitt Qamar. This is anovel of enormous power and great beauty. Rich in detail, it tells of the women of the camp, and the joy and relief that can be captured amid repression and sorrow"--Back cover.
Awards:	Winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature.

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