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The Girl with Braided Hair • was longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (the “Arabic Booker”) under the title, Passion •
• Based on actual historical events – Napoleon’s 1798 campaign in Egypt and his relationship with a young, local girl, Zeinab Bakry
• Accessible writing, plot-driven narrative that is both set in the past and modern day
• Strong female characters exploring what is means to be a woman and to live passionately in both historical and present-day Cairo
• Books on the art world have great appeal such as Siri Hustvedt’s
The Blazing World • , B. A. Shapiro’s
The Muralist • , and, of course, similar to
The Girl with the Pearl Earring • , this follows the life of the girl behind a painting
• Yasmin, Zainab, and other characters in their orbit, are on journeys in search of a sense of personal freedom, personal and artistic passion and inspiration; and their stories and motivations cross cultural, gender, and historical boundaries
• Bookstore galleys
© 2020 Hoopoe (E-bog): 9781649030474
Oversættere: Sarah Enany
Release date
E-bog: 3. november 2020
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