A woman of five seasons
By: by Leila Al-Atrash ; translated by N. Halwani & C. Tingley.
Contributors: Ḥalwānī, Nūrā Nuwayhiḍ.; Tingley, Christopher.
Series: Emerging voices
Publisher: Interlink Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
Description: The poor, the dispossessed, the opportunist -- all flock to the newly oil-rich state of Barqais in search of wealth. A Woman of Five Seasons vividly explores the relations that develop in such countries between local high officials and incoming heartland Arabs. Alongside this a second, highly relevant theme is developed: the poignant coming of age of the Arab woman as she seeks, in the face of traditionally exploitative Arab male attitudes, to win a degree of independence and fulfillment.
Table of contents: title: Soles of the feet; title: Of the Arabian's lineage; title: They say the guest's your brother; title: So why are you trembling?; title: The heavenly bodies break from their spheres.