
Ramza
A Novel
Out el Kouloub(Author)
Syracuse University Press
Will be published approx. on 1. June 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
232 pages
978-0-8156-0280-4 (ISBN)
Description
This novel of the harem, originally published in 1958, is a dramatisation of a piece of Egyptian feminine and feminist history. Set at the turn of the century, when Egyptian women were struggling to come forward, it tells the story of life behind the veil and of one woman's rebellion against it.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
281 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8156-0280-4 (9780815602804)
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Persons
Out El Kouloub (1899-1968) fled Cairo in the early 1960s after Nasser came to power. She is the author of five books including Ramza and Zanouba.
Nayra Atiya is the author of Khul-Khaal: Fin Egyptian Women Tell Their Stories, also published by Syracuse University Press.