Sister to Scheherazade by Assia Djebar (1993, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHeinemann
ISBN-100435086227
ISBN-139780435086220
eBay Product ID (ePID)360284
Product Key Features
Book TitleSister to Scheherazade
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Historical
Publication Year1993
GenreFiction, Education
AuthorAssia Djebar
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight7.4 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN92-42699
Dewey Edition19
TitleLeadingA
Grade FromCollege Freshman
Dewey Decimal843
Table Of ContentPART I EVERY WOMAN'S NAME IS 'WOUND' 1. Hajila Isma Out of Doors The Bedroom Naked in the World Outdoors Veils The Others The Other The Man Words The Return Patios The Drama The Wound Derra PART II DESTRUCTION AT DAWN 1. The Child The sister The Complaint The Kiss The Outcast Nuptials on a Straw Mat Rest by the Wayside A Young Girl's Anger The Swing Childhood, O Hajila! PART III THE SULTAN'S BRIDE LOOKS ON 1. The Mother The Turkish Bath On the Threshold The Lute
SynopsisThe story of how Isma and Hajila, wives of the same man, escape from the traditional restraints imposed upon the women of their country., Isma and Hajila are both wives of the same man, but they are not rivals. Ismaolder, vibrant, passionate, emancipatedis in stark contrast to the passive, cloistered Hajila. In alternating chapters, Isma tells her own story in the first person, and then Hajila's in the second person. She details how she escaped from the traditional restraints imposed upon the women of her countryand how, in making her escape, she condemns Hajila to those very restraints. When Hajila catches a glimpse of an unveiled woman, she realized that she, too, wants a life beyond the veil, and it is Isma who offers her the key to her own freedom., Isma and Hajila are both wives of the same man, but they are not rivals. Isma - older, vibrant, passionate, emancipated - is in stark contrast to the passive, cloistered Hajila. In alternating chapters, Isma tells her own story in the first person, and then Hajila's in the second person. She details how she escaped from the traditional restraints imposed upon the women of her country - and how, in making her escape, she condemns Hajila to those very restraints. When Hajila catches a glimpse of an unveiled woman, she realized that she, too, wants a life beyond the veil, and it is Isma who offers her the key to her own freedom.
LC Classification NumberPQ3989.2.D57O413
