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Hikayat: Short Stories by Lebanese Women
Author(s): Roseanne Saad Khalaf
- Publisher: Telegram Books
- Publication Date: 17 Aug. 2006
- Language: English
- Print length: 200 pages
- ISBN-10: 1846590116
- ISBN-13: 9781846590115
Book Description
From Lebanon’s golden age, through years of civil conflict and its aftermath, these women offer a captivating portrait of a country in flux. Well-known authors such as Emily Nasrallah, Hanan al-Shaykh and Alawiya Sobh, alongside newer voices share the desire to push boundaries, tackling subjects from the crippling effects of war in past decades, through longing for romantic adventures in a conservative society, to the functioning of families across the divides of emigration and generational conflict. The characters in these stories are on the brink of something – whether it be religious or social divides, or sexual awakening. The language reflects the great tension, and the great beauty in their transformation. And the collection as a whole reveals the rich diversity of the complex multi-cultural society out of which these stories have emerged.
Editorial Reviews
Review
`… many-layered, haunting, sensuously rich and threatening to
the status quo … such moments show more than a thousand news broadcasts.’ — The Times
the status quo … such moments show more than a thousand news broadcasts.’ — The Times
`… some truly insightful, engaging work … these stories make a
fresh, alienating and enlightening read’ —
`One has to admire the courage of these women who are breaking
taboos by writing about love, sex and marriage.’ —
`a vivid and profound exploration of femininity, identity and
power, ferocious and deeply engaging’ —
About the Author
Roseanne Saad Khalaf is Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing at the American University of Beirut. Her publications include Once Upon a Time in Lebanon and Transit Beirut: New Writing and Images.
