A Transparent Black Shirt

(Author) Layla Al Ohaideb
Format: Paperback
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A thoughtful, profound and often moving collection of short stories about womanhood in the Middle East, brought to us by an important new Saudi literary voice. From the ordinary to the extraordinary, from the quotidian to the sublime, in forty-five short stories, A Transparent Black Shirt explores what it means to be a Muslim woman in contemporary Middle Eastern society. By turns moving, evocative, outrageous, exhilarating, contemplative and funny, this is a thoughtful collection of narratives about womanhood in the Middle East, exploring important issues or society and morality. Part of Nomad Publishing's range of authors in translation, painting a vivid picture of Arabia at a time of astonishingly rapid change.

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Publisher:
Nomad Publishing
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
None
Language:
en
ISBN:
9781914325403
Publish year:
2024
Publish date:
Sept. 5, 2024

Layla Al Ohaideb

Layla Al Ohaideb is a Saudi Arabian author known for her groundbreaking novel "The Girls of Riyadh," which explores the lives of young women in Saudi Arabia. Her writing style is characterized by its candid portrayal of societal norms and challenges faced by women. She has made significant contributions to contemporary Arabic literature.

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