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9780802142610: The Almond: The Sexual Awakening of a Muslim Woman
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ISBN 10: 0802142613 ISBN 13: 9780802142610
Editorial: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006

Sinopsis

An autobiographical novel chronicles the sexual awakening of a Muslim woman as it follows the protagonist from a stifling Algierian household in the country to Tangiers, where she explores personal identity and sexuality free of the constraints of her upbringing. Reprint.

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Reseña del editor

An autobiographical erotic novel written by an observant Muslim woman in contemporary North Africa, The Almond is an extraordinary and pioneering literary work, a truly unforgettable journey into the sexual undercurrents of a world that is, outwardly and to Western eyes, puritanical. Badra is a young Muslim widow who flees the small town of Imchouk to take refuge with her Uncle Slimane's iconoclastic ex-wife. In Imchouk, it was expected that Badra's life should be limited by her husband's wishes, but at Aunt Selma's, Badra begins to think about how she wants to live from now on. She recalls her youthful curiosity about sex -- what other girls' and women's bodies were like, her first attempts to spy on men, her fascination with the two beautiful prostitute sisters who lived outside Imchouk. When she develops a passionate, consuming relationship with a wealthy doctor, Badra remembers and rediscovers her own sexual being, in scenes that are erotic, revelatory, and sometimes bittersweet. C. Jane Hunter's translation gives us a book of great power that resembles a Muslim Vagina Monologues. The Almond is an inspiring and illuminating novel that reminds us of the transformative power of desire and pleasure.

Reseña del editor

An autobiographical erotic novel written by a contemporary woman who is an obsevant Muslim, "The Almond is an extraordinary and pioneering literary work, a truly unforgettable journey into the sexual undercurrents of a world that is, outwardly and to Western eyes, puritanical. Badra is a young Muslim widow who flees the small town of Imchouk for Tangiers, to take refuge with her Uncle Slimane's iconoclastic ex-wife, who has always advised Badra to seek her own pleasure. In Imchouk, it was expected that Badra's life should end with her husband's but at Aunt Selma's Badra beings to speak about her sexual history, which started with a brutal arranged marriage, and to think about how she wants to live from now on. And what she chooses bears little resemblance to the role of timid, sexless wife that has been selected for her. She recalls her youthful curiosity about sex--what other girls' and women's bodies were like, her first attempts to spy on men, her fascination with the two beautiful prostitute sisters who lived outside Imchouk--and flowers into a passionate, consuming relationship with a wealthy doctor and society man who makes her feel pleasure she has never known before. As Badra remembers and rediscovers her own sexual being, in secnes that are erotic, revelatory, and sometimes bittersweet, C. Jane Hunter's translation gives us a book of great power that resembles a Muslim "Vagina Monologues. The Almond is an inspiring, illuminating novel that reminds us of the transformative power of desire and pleasure.

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Editorial
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Año de publicación
2006
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0802142613
ISBN 13 
9780802142610
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
256
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