Zanouba

by Out El Kouloub and Three Tales of Love and Death Out el Kouloub

Book Overview

Out el Kouloub (1892-1968) is an author whose voice is just becoming heard in the United States. A member of the Muslim aristocracy in Egypt, she wrote unforgettable novels, mostly about Egyptian women of varying social classes and about family life in a traditional society. Like most members of the aristocracy, she wrote in French.

In Zanouba, the reader is treated to vivid scenes of Egyptian middle-class life, starting in the 1900s...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815604084
• ISBN13: 9780815604082
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"