Selected Arabic Novels - Volume 2

Author: Shi Yanchun
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: The Story of Zehra is one of a collection of novels. It describes Zehra, a woman from a Shia town in southern Lebanon, who is haunted by terrible memories from her childhood. In her youth, she takes the secret of years of sexual abuse to her uncle, who has been exiled to West Africa due to political reasons. After returning to Beirut, she plunges into the bloody chaos of the civil war, using her body to transfer a sniper's killing intent. Beyond the terror and gunfire, a strange sense of fulfillment emerges from her intense longing to find her sister, and she fantasizes about life patterns once the war ends. Her novels give a voice to the suffering of women and are a fighter in the Arab women's liberation movement. She is known for her bold and direct treatment of issues related to characters, sexuality, and politics, which is uncommon among Arab writers, drawing attention from readers both in Lebanon and abroad. This book and many of her other novels have been translated into multiple languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, and others.