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From Sleep Unbound - Modern African Writing
Andree Chedid
From Sleep Unbound - Modern African Writing
Andree Chedid
From Sleep Unbound portrays the life of Samya, an Egyptian woman who is taken at age 15 from her Catholic boarding school and forced into a loveless and humiliating marriage. Eventually sundered from every human attachment, Samya lapses into despair and despondence, and finally an emotionally caused paralysis.
157 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 30, 1983 |
ISBN13 | 9780804008372 |
Publishers | Ohio University Press |
Pages | 158 |
Dimensions | 217 × 163 × 11 mm · 210 g |
Translator | Spencer, S. |