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Captain Murad is busy planning for the Afterlife.He dreams of a
grand, sunlit mausoleum on the banks of the Nile.To realize his
pharaonic folly, the retired captain kindles an unlikely romance
between Hazem, a feckless architect longing for immortality, and
Asma, an impoverished single mother who strives for a better life
for her children. As Murad's tomb rises on the riverbank, so Hazem
and Asma fall in love.A contemporary Egyptian romance of rare grace
and wit, played out by characters trapped in their attitudes toward
class and gender.
The Tale of Princess Fatima - the only Arabic epic named for a
woman - recounts the thrilling adventures of a legendary warrior
known throughout the Middle East. After being abandoned at birth,
Princess Fatima, otherwise known as Dhat al-Himma, must rely on
strength and cunning to take her to the head of a powerful army.
Bitter tribal warfare, stealthy ambushes and globetrotting pursuits
will eventually lead Fatima back to face her father, and to
confront another fierce warrior woman in a mighty showdown . . .
Published in English for the first time, The Tale of Princess
Fatima wonderfully recreates medieval Arabia and introduces a
formidable new feminist icon.
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