Memory in the Flesh
Ahlam Mosteghanemi(Author)
Arabia Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 29. October 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-906697-04-4 (ISBN)
Description
Memory in the Flesh, the first novel written by an Algerian woman to become a bestseller in Arabic, centres on Algeria's struggle against foreign domination, capturing four decades of that nation's tumultuous history. This award-winning novel is told in the narrative voice of Khaled, a former revolutionary and painter who has lost his left arm in the struggle against France, and centres upon his love affair with the novelist Hayat, a woman many years his junior and the daughter of his former commander.
Reviews / Votes
"* "I thoroughly enjoyed this beautifully written book." - Naguib Mahfouz * "With a sublime emotional intensity, Mosteghanemi injects the reader into the mind, heart and soul of her characters, shedding new light on the meaning of yearning, nostalgia and the pain of a disembodied spirit." - Egypt Today"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
With flaps
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 124 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
292 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-906697-04-4 (9781906697044)
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Persons
Ahlam Mosteghanemi received her B.A. in Arabic literature from the University of Algiers in 1973, and was awarded a doctorate in sociology from the Sorbonne in 1982. She is the author of two volumes of poetry and two other novels, Chaos of the Senses and Crossing Beds.