The open door
"February 1946: Cairo is engulfed by demonstrations against the British. Layla's older brother Mahmud returns, wounded in the clashes, and the events of that fateful day mark a turning point in her life, and awakening to the world around her. The open door follows Layla through her sexual and political coming of age. Her rebellious spirit seeks to free itself from the stifling social codes that dictate a young woman's life, just as Egypt struggle to shake off imperialist rule." --back cover.
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- Full title :The open door / Latifa al-Zayyat ; translated by Marilyn Booth.
Summary
"February 1946: Cairo is engulfed by demonstrations against the British. Layla's older brother Mahmud returns, wounded in the clashes, and the events of that fateful day mark a turning point in her life, and awakening to the world around her. The open door follows Layla through her sexual and political coming of age. Her rebellious spirit seeks to free itself from the stifling social codes that dictate a young woman's life, just as Egypt struggle to shake off imperialist rule." --back cover.
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:©2000
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Hoopoe
- Place of Publication:Cairo, Egypt
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2000
The Physical Object
- Description:385 pages ; : 21 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9774168275, 9789774168277
- oclc:ocn954424988
- LC Classification:PJ7876.A99
- Dewey Decimal:892.736
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