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Search - Aunt Safiyya and the Monastery: A Novel (Literature of the Middle East)

Aunt Safiyya and the Monastery A Novel - Literature of the Middle East
Author: Barbara Romaine, Bahaa' Taher

This brief, beautifically crafted novel introduces one of the finest contemporary Arab novelists to English-speaking audiences. In it, Bahaa' Taher, one of a group of Egyptian writersincluding the Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouznoted for their revealing portraits of Egyptian life and society, tells the dramatic story of a young Muslim who,... more »

ISBN-13: 9780520200753
ISBN-10: 0520200756
Publication Date: 6/27/1996
Pages: 124
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Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Shari T. (anashari) reviewed Aunt Safiyya and the Monastery: A Novel (Literature of the Middle East) on 11/9/2007 + 3 more book reviews

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I really enjoyed this book. I liked the detail given to the places and cultural aspects and also the historical lesson in the introduction. It's a short book and an easy read. Highly recommended.

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