Canceled memories : a novel / Nazik Saba Yared ; translated from the Arabic by Nadine Sinno.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yārid, Nāzik Sābā.

Contributor:

Sinno, Nadine.

Series:

Middle East literature in translation.

Middle East literature in translation

Standardized Title:

Dhikrayāt al-mulghāh. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arabic literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Set during the Lebanese civil war, this novel chronicles the splintering of the Al-Mukhtars, a Lebanese family whose love and trust for one another is strained by the increasing economic, social, and psychological tensions that surround them. Huda, feeling helpless as a housewife, pursues a career as a university professor and immerses herself in her work and students. Sharif, trapped in a static bureaucratic position, begins to resent his wife's success and slowly withdraws from his family. When their marriage dissolves, the couple fight over the custody of their adolescent daughter. In a patriarchal society that favors the rights of the father, Huda is powerless as her daughter is taken from her. Through the author's use of flashbacks, the reader witnesses the stark contrast between the young, idealistic couple and the older husband and wife, who have become increasingly isolated and disillusioned. Narrated through the voices of several characters, Canceled Memories depicts a Lebanese family seeking to maintain love and trust for each other despite the destructive and corrupting effects of war. Nadine Sinno's fluent translation introduces a wider audience to one of Lebanon's finest contemporary writers.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Translator�s Acknowledgments""; ""Canceled Memories""; ""1""; ""2""; ""3""; ""4""; ""5""; ""6""; ""7""; ""8""; ""9""; ""10""; ""11""; ""12""; ""13""; ""14""; ""15""; ""16""

Notes:

"Originally published in Arabic as Al-Dhikrayāt al-mulghāh (Beirut: Nawfa, 1998)"--T.p. verso.

ISBN:

9780815651420

0815651422

OCLC:

759158762