Books set in Jordan (11)
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Bride of Amman by Fadi Zaghmout EN
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The Bride of Amman, a huge and controversial bestseller when first published in Arabic, takes a sharp-eyed look at the intersecting lives of four women and one gay man in Jordan’s historic capital, Amman—a city deeply imbued with its nation’s traditions and taboos. When Rana finds herself not only falling for a man of the wrong faith, but also getting into trouble with him, where can they go to escape? Can Hayat’s secret liaisons really suppress the memories of her abusive father? When Ali is pressured by society’s homophobia into a fake heterosexual marriage, how long can he maintain the illu... continue
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In her coming-of-age memoir, refugee advocate Luma Mufleh writes of her tumultuous journey to reconcile her identity as a gay Muslim woman and a proud Arab-turned-American refugee. With no word for “gay” in Arabic, Luma may not have known what to call the feelings she had growing up in Jordan during the 1980s, but she knew well enough to keep them secret. It was clear that not only would her family have trouble accepting her, but trapped in a conservative religious society, she could’ve also been killed if anyone discovered her sexuality. Luma spent her teenage years increasingly desperate to ... continue
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La mère de tous les cochons by Malu Halasa FR
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Dans la banlieue d'Amman, la famille Sabas connaît enfin l'aisance quand Hussein commence à vendre de la viande de porc aux chrétiens, tout en continuant à fournir la population musulmane en agneau et en boeuf. Mais l'extrémisme religieux envahit peu à peu Amman et le boucher se sent menacé. De leur côté, les femmes de la famille résistent comme elles peuvent à la pression ambiante.
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Pillars of Salt by Fadia Faqir EN
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Pillars of Salt is the story of two women confined in a mental hospital in Jordan during and after the British Mandate. After initial tensions they become friends and share their life stories.
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The cry of the dove by Fadia Faqir EN
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Left pregnant after an illicit love affair, Saalma, a young Bedouin woman from Hima in the Levant flees her people to escape the honor killing waiting for her at the hands of her tribe and seeks asylum in England. Original.
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The Monotonous Chaos of Existence by Hisham Bustani EN
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The stories within Hisham Bustani's The Monotonous Chaos of Existence explore the turbulent transformation in contemporary Arab societies. With a deft and poetic touch, Bustani examines the interpersonal with a global lens, connects the seemingly contradictory, and delves into the ways that international conflict can tear open the individuals that populate his world-all while pushing the narrative form into new and unexpected terrain.
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The Storyteller by Pierre Jarawan EN
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From Germany to Beirut, the Storyteller follows the turbulent search of a son for a father whose heart has never stopped yearning for his homeland, Lebanon.
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This Arab Life : A Generation's Journey Into Silence by Amal Ghandour EN
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An intimate and heartrending portrait of a rising Arab generation that fell silent in the 1980s.
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X by Kafa’ Al-Zoubi ES
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Una escritora encuentra por casualidad por las calles de Ammán al personaje de la novela que está escribiendo, y desde entonces la búsqueda obsesiva de la autora por su personaje y la relación entre ambas, a través de la escritura de la novela, permiten atisbar al lector tanto la vida cotidiana de una mujer a la búsqueda de su libertad personal como al enfrentamiento de ambas con una sociedad opresiva. X, la incógnita de todo problema matemático, sufre desde su infancia las reglas que le impone una posición subalterna en su propia familia, donde debe aceptar desde la imposición del hiyab hasta... continue
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