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Women of Sand and Myrrh

A Novel

A Novel

By Hanan al-Shaykh

By Hanan al-Shaykh

By Hanan al-Shaykh

By Hanan al-Shaykh

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Jul 01, 1992 | ISBN 9780385423588

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    About Women of Sand and Myrrh

    A powerful and moving novel, by the Arab worlds  leading woman novelist, about four women coping  with the insular, oppressive society of an unnamed  desert state.

    About Women of Sand and Myrrh

    A powerful and moving novel, by the Arab worlds  leading woman novelist, about four women coping  with the insular, oppressive society of an unnamed  desert state.

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    About Hanan al-Shaykh

    Hanan al-Shaykh, an award-winning journalist, novelist, and playwright, is the author of the short-story collections I Sweep the Sun Off Rooftops and One Thousand and One Nights; the novels The Story of Zahra, Women of Sand and Myrrh, Beirut Blues,… More about Hanan al-Shaykh

    About Hanan al-Shaykh

    Hanan al-Shaykh, an award-winning journalist, novelist, and playwright, is the author of the short-story collections I Sweep the Sun Off Rooftops and One Thousand and One Nights; the novels The Story of Zahra, Women of Sand and Myrrh, Beirut Blues,… More about Hanan al-Shaykh

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction | Women’s Fiction

    Paperback | $15.95
    Published by Anchor
    Jul 01, 1992 | 288 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780385423588

    Category: Literary Fiction | Women’s Fiction

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Anchor
    Apr 10, 2013 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9780307831125

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