The Story of Zahra by Hanan Al-Shaykh
››› Free download audio book. ‹‹‹ Original Title: The Story of Zahra ISBN: 0385472064 ISBN13: 9780385472067 Autor: Hanan Al-Shaykh/Peter Ford (Translator) Rating: 4.1 of 5 stars (2448) counts Original Format: Paperback, 224 pages Download Format: PDF, FB2, MOBI, MP3. Published: December 15th 1996 / by Anchor / (first published 1980) Language: English Genre(s): Fiction- 23 users Cultural >Lebanon- 10 users Novels- 6 users Literature- 5 users Historical Fiction- 4 users
Description: With more than 21,000 copies in print ofWomen Of Sand And Myrrh, and more than15,000 copies of The Story OfZahra, Hanan al-Shaykh is the best known and mostadmired woman writer of the Arab world. The paperbackpublication of Zahra will bringthis passionate and courageous novel to a muchlarger group of readers. Its haunting story of ayoung Lebanese woman who attempts to
stem theviolence in Beirut by initiating a sexual liaison with asniper has "lifted the corner of a darkcurtain" (Sunday Telegraph )from a world that fascinates usall.
About Author:
Hanan Al-Shaykh (Arabic: ) is a Lebanese journalist, novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. Al-Shaykh was born into a conservative Shia' Muslim family. She received her primary education in Beirut, and later she attended the American College for Girls in Cairo. Al-Shaykh began her journalism career in Egypt before returning to Lebanon. She has also lived in Saudi Arabia and is currently residing in London. Her short stories and novels feature primarily female characters in the face of conservative religious traditions set against the backdrop of political tensions and instability of the Lebanese civil war.
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Rewiews:
Jul 09, 2015 Jordan Rated it: it was amazing This book deals with so many issues I don't know where to begin. I loved it. In a sense it reminded me of a modern version of "The Yellow Wallpaper", a story of a woman driven to madness due to being forced to stay in a room by her husband after having a baby. You won't understand Zahra if you don't understand suffering from PTSD, depression, and anxiety. In fact, most really don't understand this. Americans now pathologize everything, but mental health issues still aren't really understood or tr This book deals with so many issues I don't know where to begin. I loved it. In a sense it reminded me of a modern version of "The Yellow Wallpaper", a story of a woman driven to madness due to being forced to stay in a room by her husband after having a baby.
You won't understand Zahra if you don't understand suffering from PTSD, depression, and anxiety. In fact, most really don't understand this. Americans now pathologize everything, but mental health issues still aren't really understood or treated with respect. Zahra doesn't have control over herself. This is super important to recognize. In addition, it is often a joke in many cultures that women are "crazy" by nature, but are expected not to act as such. One theme we see over and over again is the policing of Zahra's emotions. People are always shocked by or mock her for how she responds to life. Some even request that she stop or abuse her in response. It is also likely this nagging which leads her to "madness". Zahra experiences what most women do: the feeling of inadequacy and shame. She is criticized for her clothing, marital status, acne, emotions. It is this idea that a woman can't simply BE, but that we must live up to society's expectations. We exist for others as objects, as women, but what does being a woman really mean? Zahra shows that a woman does not have to be happy, beautiful, and easily understood. Above all we are human and much more complex than the rigid standards that have been put in place for us. 4 likes
