Zeina /
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Author / Creator: | Saʻdāwī, Nawāl. |
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Uniform title: | زينة. انكليزي |
Imprint: | London : Saqi Books, 2011. |
Description: | 251 p. ; 20 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8464285 |
Other authors / contributors: | Nowaira, Amira. |
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ISBN: | 9780863564178 0863564178 |
Notes: | "First published in Arabic by Dar al Saqi in 2009"--T.p. verso. Translation of: زينة. Translated from the Arabic. |
Summary: | Bodour, a distinguished literary critic and university professor, carries with her a dark secret. As a young university student, she fell in love with a political activist and gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, Zeina, whom she abandoned on the streets of Cairo. Zeina grows up to become one of Egypt's most beloved entertainers, despite being deprived of a name and a home. In contrast, Bodour remains trapped in a loveless marriage, pining for her daughter. In an attempt to find solace she turns to literature, writing a fictionalised account of her life. But then the novel goes missing. Bodour is forced on a journey of self discovery, reliving and reshaping her past and her future. Will Bodour ever discover who stole the novel? Is there any hope of her being reunited with Zeina? |
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