Siraaj: An Arab Tale

by Radwa Ashour

Set in the late nineteenth century on a mythical island off the coast of Yemen, Radwa Ashour's Siraaj: An Arab Tale tells the poignant story of a mother and son as they are drawn inextricably into a revolt against their island's despotic sultan.

Amina, a baker in the sultan's palace, anxiously awaits her son's return from a long voyage at sea, fearful that the sea has claimed Sa d just as it did his father and grandfather. Sa d,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292717520
• ISBN13: 9780292717527
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Ctr for Middle Eastern Studies Ut-Austin
• Length: 109 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 8.5"