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The Locust and the Bird : My Mother's Story
Overview
In a masterly act of literary transformation, celebrated novelist Hanan al-Shaykh re-creates the dramatic life and times of her mother, Kamila. Married at a young age against her will, Kamila soon fell head-over-heels in love with another man--and was thus forced to choose between her children and her lover. As the narrative unfolds through the years--from the bazaars, cinemas and apartments of 1930s Beirut to its war-torn streets decades later--we follow this passionate woman as she survives the tragedies and celebrates the triumphs of a life lived to the very fullest.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780307472311
- ISBN-10: 0307472310
- Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
- Publish Date: April 2010
- Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.75 pounds
- Page Count: 320
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