| Description |
1 online resource (155 pages) |
| Series |
Hoopoe Fiction |
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Hoopoe Fiction
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| Contents |
Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; It was one of those heavy nights; I told them it was nearly noon; Sometimes days go by; Jamal! Jamal!; Amna, super-neighbor; Even martyrs donâ#x80;#x99;t grow up that fast; So we can buy the wedding dress; What are they bombing today?; Iâ#x80;#x99;m always at a loss . . .; Donâ#x80;#x99;t make me laugh!; Why are you always late?; I heard her calling; I knew it was you; Afraid to leave; Angels in disguise; Who would have thought?; If I were blind; If I call her, sheâ#x80;#x99;ll answer; When he was late, she knocked on our door; â#x80;#x9C;How could you tell us apart?â#x80;#x9D |
| Summary |
Twin sisters Randa and Lamis live under the brutal occupation of the Gaza Strip. As neighbors, friends, and strangers are killed, one after another, their identities are blurred by death that strikes so randomly and without warning. Yet just as this terrible cycle continues, so too does the cycle of life. Randa, Lamis, and their friend Amna seek to affirm life, not just survive, by working, playing, loving, matchmaking, planning weddings, and looking to the future. People get married, children are born, and hope springs anew. Eloquent and lyrical, this is a novel of courage and determination, of living life against the odds |
| Notes |
In English; translated from the original Arabic |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Arabic fiction.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- African.
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Arabic fiction
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| Genre/Form |
Domestic fiction
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Domestic fiction.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Roberts, Nancy, translator
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| ISBN |
9781617978708 |
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1617978701 |
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