Specters
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.10 (900 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1566568323 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 282 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Insight into the culture and tribulations of the mid-east Joan A. Adamak Specters by Radwa Ashour, translated from the Arabic by Barbara RomaineI first learned of this book by seeing an article about Interlink Books, which specializes in publishing books written and published in foreign countries, although I ordered it through Amazon. It is my premise if you want to discover the cultures of other nationalities, read some of their good books. This book is like a historical
The author draws pointed lessons from the defense of truth and intellectual freedom that Shagar stands for, though only American readers versed in recent Egyptian history will appreciate the nuances. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. Shagar writes a book about the Israeli massacre at the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin that becomes the focus of Radwa's own research interest, which took the shape of Ashour's actual novel, Granada. . From Publishers Weekly The fates of two Egyptian women who grew up during the turbulent, nation
The narrative alternates between their childhoods, their work lives (one a professor of literature and the other of history), their personal relationships, and their respective books. As the narrative moves back and forth between Radwa's novel Specters and Shagar's history Specters (about the massacre at Deir Yassin in April 1948), Ashour unites the projects of history and literature and blurs the boundaries between the personal and the political in one compellingly readable meditation on contemporary life in a fractured world.. Winner of the Cairo International Book Fair PrizeSpecters