Traces of Enayat

When Iman Mersal stumbles upon a great - yet forgotten - novel written by Enayat al-Zayyat, a young woman who killed herself in 1963, four years before her book was published, Mersal begins to research the writer. She tracks down Enayat's best friend, who had been Egypt's biggest movie star at the time; she is given access to Enayat's diaries. Mersal can't accept, as has been widely speculated since Enayat's death, that a publisher's rejection was the main reason for Enayat's suicide. From archives, Enayat's writing, and Mersal's own interviews and observations, a remarkable portrait emerges of a woman striving to live on her own terms, as well as of the artistic and literary scene in post-revolution Cairo. Blending research with imagination, and adding a great deal of empathy, the award-winning Egyptian poet Iman Mersal has created an unclassifiable masterpiece.

General

Imprint:	And Other Stories
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2023
Authors:	Iman Mersal
Translators:	Robin Moger
Dimensions:	198 x 129mm (L x W)
ISBN-13:	978-1-913505-72-1
Subtitles:	Arabic
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-913505-72-3
Barcode:	9781913505721

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