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ISBN-10: 086356397X
ISBN-13: 9780863563973
Publisher: Saqi Books
Publish Date: 09/07/2021
Dimensions: 8.43" L, 5.28" W, 1.02" H

We Wrote in Symbols: Love and Lust by Arab Women Writers

Edited bySelma Dabbagh

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Price: $21.95

Overview

Arab women have been the subject of male fantasies and myths about the East for centuries, while for many within the Arab world today, women who confess to sexual pleasure are still taboo. But Arabic literature has a long tradition of erotic writing. This ground-breaking collection celebrates those women’s voices who dare to articulate their own desires with artistry and skill.

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'A groundbreaking collection of Arab women writing about
love and lust ... the first of its kind in English, could not be more refreshing
... What We Wrote in Symbols captures most strongly is the richness and
depth of erotic writing in the Arabic literary tradition, and the incredible
diversity and range of its female voices. If this eye-opening collection also
helps shatter some assumptions about gender and sexuality in the Arab world, it
is all the more welcome.' The Washington Post

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Details

ISBN-10: 086356397X
ISBN-13: 9780863563973
Publisher: Saqi Books
Publish Date: 09/07/2021
Dimensions: 8.43" L, 5.28" W, 1.02" H
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