Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Ḥaddād, Jumānah Sallūm

Publication

London : Saqi, 2010.

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Details

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