States of passion
Sirees, Nihad2018
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A hapless Aleppo bureaucrat is stranded in the middle of the deserted countryside as a violent storm sets in. When he seeks refuge in an isolated old mansion, inhabited by an aged gentleman and his sinister servant, he begins to uncover a captivating tale of family secrets, lost passions, and shady dealings. He is transported by these stories to Aleppo's golden age - a time of art, music, wealth and laughter - and the all-female society of the binat al-ʻishreh, a society of women who live, love and perform song and dance together. And as he gradually realises how these entanglements of love and passion, cruelty and resentment, stretch across the generations, he discovers that his own life is also in danger.
Main title:
States of passion / Nihād Sīrīs.
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Imprint:
London : Pushkin Press, 2018.
Collation:
200 pages ; 22 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Arabic.
ISBN:
9781782273479 (pbk)
Dewey class:
FICTION
Language:
EnglishArabic
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BRN:
2648517
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