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Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea (AudioBook 8 CDs 9 Hours) / Saudi Arabia
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- Product Group
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- Type
- Audiobook
- Book Series
- Girls of Riyadh
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Features
- CD-ROM
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Weight
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- ISBN
- 9781594201219
- Book Title
- Girls of Riyadh
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Original Language
- Arabic
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Contemporary Women, Literary, Romance / General
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Item Weight
- 18.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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A bold new voice from Saudi Arabia spins a fascinating tale of four young women attempting to navigate the narrow straits between love, desire, fulfillment, and Islamic tradition In her debut novel Rajaa Alsanea reveals the social, romantic, and sexual tribulations of four young women from the elite classes of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Originally released in Arabic in 2005, it was immediately banned in Saudi Arabia because of the controversial and inflammatory content, while black-market copies of the novel were widely circulated. The daring originality of "Girls of Riyadh" continues to create a firestorm all over the Arab world, and the excitement has spread far beyond the Middle East-to date, rights to this novel have already been sold in eleven countries. The novel unfolds as every week after Friday prayers, the anonymous narrator sends an e-mail to the female subscribers of her online chat group. In fifty such e-mails over the course of a year, we witness the tragicomic reality of four university students-Qamra, Michelle, Sadim, and Lamis-negotiating their love lives, their professional success, and their rebellions, large and small, against their cultural traditions. The world these women inhabit is a modern one that contains "Sex and the City," dating, and sneaking out of their parents' houses, and this affluent, contemporary existence causes the girls to collide endlessly with the ancient customs of their society. The never-ending cultural conflicts underscore the tumult of being an educated modern woman growing up in the twenty-first century amid a culture firmly rooted in an ancient way of life. While this novel offers a distinctly Arab voice, it also represents the mongrel cultureand language of a globalized world, reflecting the way in which the Arab world is being changed by new economic and political realities. Riyadh is the larger setting of the novel, but the characters travel all over the world shedding traditional garb as they literally and figuratively cross over into Western society. These women understand the Western worldview and experiment with reconciling pieces of it with their own. But this groundbreaking novel might be the very first that opens up their world to us-their culture, their struggles, their frustrations, their hopes, and their beliefs. With "Girls of Riyadh," Rajaa Alsanea gives us a rare and unforgettable insight into the complicated lives of these young Saudi women whose amazing stories are unfolding in a culture so very different from our own.
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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1594201218
ISBN-13
9781594201219
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57083196
Product Key Features
Book Title
Girls of Riyadh
Original Language
Arabic
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women, Literary, Romance / General
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Age Range
18-Up
Lc Classification Number
Pj7962.A55b3613 2007
Publication Date
2007-07-05
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Grade to
Up
Translated by
Rajaa Alsanea
Copyright Date
2007
Lccn
2007-009389
Dewey Decimal
892.7/36
Dewey Edition
22
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