Name: The Occasional Virgin par Hanan al-Shaykh
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The Occasional Virgin Résumé

The Occasional Virgin Hanan al-Shaykh

From a major novelist of the Arab world comes a bold, witty and highly contemporary novel about two women looking for love, set in Italy, Lebanon and London Huda and Yvonne are on holiday in the Italian Riviera, enjoying the sun and the sparkling Mediterranean, reminiscent of their childhoods in Lebanon. Yvonne doesnt know what shes doing wrong, either there or back in London where she runs an ad agency she seems to spend her time waiting for the right man to come along and not leave again just as quickly. Her friend Huda has no problems in this department, only she isnt really interested in her effect on men till Hisham comes along. But it isnt love spurring Huda on, its her desire to teach him a lesson. Because while you cant escape your past, you can perhaps avenge it. Frank, funny and fearless, The Occasional Virgin is the colourful, wickedly entertaining story of two unforgettable women and the lengths well go to for love.

The Occasional Virgin Avis

Brilliant A modern Jane Austen comedy, wise, witty and unexpectedly profound -- Alberto Manguel
Magical Bursting with jinnis and mischief * Donna Tartt, The Times Book of the Year on One Thousand and One Nights *
A wondrously warm, ribald and hilarious concoction * Hanif Kureishi, Guardian Books of the Year on One Thousand and One Nights *
Al-Shaykh brings her tales to life with a wonderful earthy immediacy, informal and intimate * New York Times on One Thousand and One Nights *
What a woman!!! What a storyteller!!! -- Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis
One of the finest writers of her generation * Financial Times *
Al-Shaykh is an important Arab vioce which must be heard now * The Times *
A fearless, pioneering writer * Independent *
One of the most courageous writers of the Arab world. Her novels ... have drastically changed how women in the Middle East are perceived -- Rabih Alameddine
Magically brings to life a usually ignored slice of the capital with a sharply drawn cast of characters. A fresh, amusing and surprising take on London, and on life * The Times on Only in London *
An exquisite, drying romantic story about expatriate Arab women, brilliantly assured in its understanding of the permeability of cultures * Observer Books of the Year on Only in London *

À propos de Hanan al-Shaykh

Hanan Al-Shaykh is one of the Arab world's most acclaimed writers. She was born in Lebanon and brought up in Beirut, before going to Cairo to receive her education. She was a successful journalist in Beirut, then later lived in the Arabian Gulf, before moving to London. She is the author of the short story collection I Sweep the Sun off Rooftops and her novels include The Story of Zahra, Women of Sand and Myrrh, Beirut Blues, Only in London, and The Locust and the Bird, a memoir of her mother's life. Most recently she published One Thousand and One Nights, her acclaimed reimagining of Arabic folktales. She has also written two plays, Dark Afternoon and Paper Husband. Her work has been translated into 28 languages. Hanan Al-Shaykh lives in London. Catherine Cobham is a lecturer in Arabic and head of the department of Arabic and Persian at the University of St Andrews. She has translated a number of contemporary authors from Arabic, including Naguib Mahfouz, Mahmoud Darwish, Hanan al-Shaykh, Fuad al-Takarli and Ghayath Almadhoun.

Informations supplémentaires

Sku

GOR009258903

ISBN 13

9781408895733

ISBN 10

1408895730

Titre

The Occasional Virgin Hanan al-Shaykh

Auteur

Hanan al-Shaykh

État

Occasion - Très bon état

Relié

Éditeur

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Année de publication

2018-06-14

Nombre de pages

240

Prix

N/A

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