The novella and eight short stories that constitute Year of the
Elephant--an allusion to a battle described in the Qur'an--serve as
an eloquent representation of life in the wake of Morocco's
successful struggle for independence from French occupation. In the
titular novella the protagonist, Zahra, has just returned to her
hometown after being divorced by her husband for being too
traditional and unable to keep up with his modern way of life.
Having devoted herself, alongside her husband, to the creation of
an independent Morocco, she had expected to share the fruits of
independence with him, but instead she finds herself cast out into
a strange world. As Zahra struggles to find a place for herself in
this new Morocco, her efforts reflect Moroccan society's attempt as
a whole to chart a path in the conflict between tradition and
modernism.
When published in English in 1989, Year of the Elephant was the
first novel by a Moroccan woman to be translated from Arabic into
English. In the years since, it has become popular with readers for
the unique picture it provides of Moroccan life and North African
Islamic culture. This revised edition includes an introduction,
which looks at the impact of the English translation since its
original publication, and a study guide.
General
Imprint: |
University Of Texas Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation |
Release date: |
September 2009 |
First published: |
2009 |
Authors: |
Leila Abouzeid
|
Translators: |
Barbara McKean Parmenter
|
Introduction by: |
Barbara Harlow
|
Dimensions: |
211 x 137 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Unsewn / adhesive bound
|
Pages: |
127 |
Edition: |
Revised Edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-292-72172-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-292-72172-2 |
Barcode: |
9780292721722 |
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