The tent

The tent: a novel

by Ṭaḥāwī, Mīrāl

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The Tent is a novel, featuring a host of women characters whose lives are subject to the will of a single, often absent, patriarch and his brutal foul-mouthed mother. Told through the eyes of a young girl, the lives of the Bedouin and peasant women unfold, revealing the tragedy of the sonless mother and the intolerable heaviness of existence." "Set against trackless deserts and star-filled night skies, the story tells of the young girl's relationship with her distant father and a foreign woman …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The tent : a novel / Miral al-Tahawy ; translated by Anthony Calderbank.

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The Tent is a novel, featuring a host of women characters whose lives are subject to the will of a single, often absent, patriarch and his brutal foul-mouthed mother. Told through the eyes of a young girl, the lives of the Bedouin and peasant women unfold, revealing the tragedy of the sonless mother and the intolerable heaviness of existence." "Set against trackless deserts and star-filled night skies, the story tells of the young girl's relationship with her distant father and a foreign woman who is well-meaning but ultimately motivated by self-interest. It provides an intimate glimpse inside the women's quarters, and chronicles their pastimes and preoccupations, their stories and their songs

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2000.
  • Edition:1st paperback ed

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The Physical Object

  • Description:viii, 130 pages ; : 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9774245423, 9789774245428
  • oclc:ocm52445444
  • LC Classification:PJ7864.A3568
  • Dewey Decimal:892.7/36

Subjects

Arabic fiction Arabic fiction -- Translations into Eng… English fiction -- Translations from Ar… Fiction Novels Roman -- Text. -- Geschichte 20. Jh -- … Romans Translations

Writers

Ṭaḥāwī, Mīrāl Calderbank, Anthony

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