Ramza

The story of Ramza is the story of many Oriental women, a story of life in the harem at the turn of the century, of life behind the veil, and of one woman's rebellion. Out el Kouloub wrote it as a novel, yet it reads like a personal account.

Info autore

Out El Kouloub (1899-1968) fled Cairo in the early 1960s after Nasser came to power. She is the author of five books including Ramza and Zanouba.

Nayra Atiya is the author of Khul-Khaal: Fin Egyptian Women Tell Their Stories, also published by Syracuse University Press.

Riassunto

This novel of the harem, originally published in 1958, is a dramatisation of a piece of Egyptian feminine and feminist history. Set at the turn of the century, when Egyptian women were struggling to come forward, it tells the story of life behind the veil and of one woman's rebellion against it.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nayra Atiya, Out El Kouloub, Out El Kouloub, Out El Kouloub
• Con la collaborazione di: Nayra Atiya (Traduzione)
• Editore: Syracuse University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.1994
• EAN: 9780815602804
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-0280-4
• Pagine: 232
• Dimensioni: 141 mm x 215 mm x 17 mm
• Peso: 281 g
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia