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I killed Scheherazade : confessions of angry Arab woman / Joumana Haddad.

Title
I killed Scheherazade : confessions of angry Arab woman / Joumana Haddad.
Author
Ḥaddād, Jumānah Sallūm
Publication
London : Saqi, 2010.

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Description
160 p.; 22 cm.
Summary
In this provocative book Joumana Haddad uses the format of the political pamphlet to describe the liberating impact of literature on her life. She tells of reading the Marquis de Sade at twelve, of her metamorphosis into an award-winning poet, and reflects upon how this has shaped her as an Arab woman, as a writer and as a magazine editor. Joumana challenges prevalent notions of identity and womanhood in the Middle East and speaks of how she came to create the Arab world's first erotic literary magazine, Jasad (Body), that has earned her both admiration and censure. Fiery and candid, I Killed Scheherazade is a provocative exploration of what it means to be an 'Arab woman' today.
Alternative Title
Confessions of angry Arab woman
Subject
  • Ḥaddād, Jumānah Sallūm
  • Women, Arab > Social conditions
  • Arab countries > Social conditions
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. An Arab woman reading the Marquis de Sade --- 2. An Arab woman not belonging anywhere --- 3. An Arab woman writing erotic poetry --- 4. An Arab woman creating a magazine about the body --- 5. An Arab woman redefining her womanhood --- 6. An Arab woman unafraid of provoking Allah --- 7. An Arab woman living and saying no.
ISBN
  • 9780863564277 (pbk.)
  • 0863564275 (pbk.)
OCLC
  • 659247830
  • SCSB-11876421
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library