The Wiles of Men and Other Stories

The Wiles of Men and Other Stories
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Publisher : University of Texas Press
Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-10 : 0292708009
ISBN-13 : 9780292708006
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Book Synopsis The Wiles of Men and Other Stories by : Salwá Bakr

Download or read book The Wiles of Men and Other Stories written by Salwá Bakr and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Here, finally, is some writing with a genuine purchase on things of worth. The collection of pithy short stories, filled with a sad wonder, tells of contemporary Egyptians . . . timorously rebelling against the conformism of life along the Nile." —Observer ". . . Bakr emerges as a fine observer of her country's times, with a vision which remains, for all its engagement, quirky and distinctively personal." — Times Literary Supplement Set among the poor of contemporary Cairo, these thirteen stories and one short novella tell of women struggling to provide themselves with the basic necessities of life. They explore the limits of self-awareness, the pressures to conform, and some of the strange paths to escape that women resort to in a conservative society shot through with social and sexual prejudice and preconceptions.


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