| A Woman of Five Seasons Contributor(s): Al-Atrash, Leila (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566564166 ISBN-13: 9781566564168 Publisher: Interlink Books OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2001 Annotation: The poor, the dispossessed, the opportunist -- all flock to the newly oil-rich state of Barqais in search of wealth. A Woman of Five Seasons vividly explores the relations that develop in such countries between local high officials and incoming heartland Arabs. Alongside this a second, highly relevant theme is developed: the poignant coming of age of the Arab woman as she seeks, in the face of traditionally exploitative Arab male attitudes, to win a degree of independence and fulfillment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001006203 |
| Series: Emerging Voices (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.18" W x 8.08" (0.43 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arab World - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The poor, the dispossessed, the opportunist--all flock to the newly oil-rich state of Barqais in search of wealth. A Woman of Five Seasons vividly explores the relations that develop in such countries between local high officials and incoming heartland Arabs. Alongside this a second, highly relevant theme is developed: the poignant coming of age of the Arab woman as she seeks, in the face of traditionally exploitative Arab male attitudes, to win a degree of independence and fulfillment. |