
A Certain Woman
Hala El Badry(Author)
Arabia Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 30. September 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-1-906697-07-5 (ISBN)
Description
In Hala El Badry's prize-winning and controversial novel, A Certain Woman, Nahid is a woman searching for liberation, not from a repressive society or a male-dominated world, but from self-imposed taboos that inhibit a woman's ability to find fulfillment. In a narrative much excoriated by conservative critics, Nahid's adulterous affair becomes an occasion to explore the subtleties and contradictions that surround sexuality, desire and love.
Reviews / Votes
"* "A Certain Woman contributes to the growing body of imaginative literature written by Arab women and translated into English. The translation of this novel is alliterative, poetic and strikingly vivid." - Al Jadid"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
With flaps
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 124 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
299 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-906697-07-5 (9781906697075)
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Persons
Born in Cairo, Hala El Badry graduated from Cairo University and is now deputy editor-in-chief of Egypt's radio and television magazine. A Certain Woman, her fourth novel, was awarded the prize for best novel of 2001 at the Cairo International Book Fair.