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- catalog abstract "This anthology consists of a selection of works from the last three decades of women's writing in Saudi Arabia. They offer a rare insight into the traditional and changing roles, relationships and expectations of women in a patriarchal society. Poignant and thought-provoking, this anthology offers a representative selection from the past three decades of works by the best-known women writers in Saudi Arabia. The authors' stories of their patriarchal society afford rare insight into the traditional and changing roles, relationships, and expectations of modern Saudi women. The editors provide an introductory essay on modern Saudi culture, as well as background on each of the major themes addressed in the stories. Students, scholars, and general readers of Middle Eastern literature will find this collection both entertaining and enriching.".
- catalog alternative "Short stories by Saudi Arabian women writers".
- catalog contributor b10688035.
- catalog contributor b10688036.
- catalog contributor b10688037.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description "This anthology consists of a selection of works from the last three decades of women's writing in Saudi Arabia. They offer a rare insight into the traditional and changing roles, relationships and expectations of women in a patriarchal society. Poignant and thought-provoking, this anthology offers a representative selection from the past three decades of works by the best-known women writers in Saudi Arabia. The authors' stories of their patriarchal society afford rare insight into the traditional and changing roles, relationships, and expectations of modern Saudi women. The editors provide an introductory essay on modern Saudi culture, as well as background on each of the major themes addressed in the stories. Students, scholars, and general readers of Middle Eastern literature will find this collection both entertaining and enriching.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. Life passages. Had i been male / Najat Khayyat -- School diaries / Badriyyah al-Bishir -- Tears of joy and sorrow / Jamilah Fatani -- Why shouldn't I be like her? / Jamilah Fatani -- Zainab / Sharifah ash-Shamlan -- The duties of a working wife / Wafa Munawwar -- Complete calm / Sharifah ash-Shamlan -- To celebrate being a woman / Fatimah al-ʻUtaybi -- The dove is a woman / Nurah al-Ghamdi -- Just give me the right to dream / Fatimah al-ʻUtaybi -- pt. 2. Social issues. The loss / Khayriyyah as-Saqqaf -- Saffron / Fatimah ad-Dawsari -- Wednesday night / Badriyyah al-Bishir -- In a puzzling whirlwind / Amal ʻAbdul-Hamid -- The reflection / Khayriyyah as-Saqqaf -- pt. 3. Love: romantic, requited, and otherwise. I will not return / Qumashah al-ʻUlayyan -- If only it were pity / Lamia Baeshen -- Fall nights / Samirah Khashuqji -- A single-winged bird / Lamia Baeshen -- The last dream / Mona A. Al-Dokair -- The game / Sarah Buhaymid -- I never lied / Qumashah al-ʻUlayyan -- Take me with you / Najat Khayyat -- pt. 4. Memories Burqan's ghost / Nurah al-Ghamdi -- The madman / Jamilah Fatani -- One thousand braids and a governess / Raja ʻAlim.".
- catalog extent "xii, 171 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "1555877508 (hc : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "1555877753 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng ara".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers,".
- catalog spatial "Saudi Arabia".
- catalog subject "892/.7301089287/09045 21".
- catalog subject "Arabic fiction 20th century Translations into English.".
- catalog subject "Arabic fiction Women authors Translations into English.".
- catalog subject "PJ8005.8 .V65 1998".
- catalog subject "Short stories, Arabic Saudi Arabia Translations into English.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. Life passages. Had i been male / Najat Khayyat -- School diaries / Badriyyah al-Bishir -- Tears of joy and sorrow / Jamilah Fatani -- Why shouldn't I be like her? / Jamilah Fatani -- Zainab / Sharifah ash-Shamlan -- The duties of a working wife / Wafa Munawwar -- Complete calm / Sharifah ash-Shamlan -- To celebrate being a woman / Fatimah al-ʻUtaybi -- The dove is a woman / Nurah al-Ghamdi -- Just give me the right to dream / Fatimah al-ʻUtaybi -- pt. 2. Social issues. The loss / Khayriyyah as-Saqqaf -- Saffron / Fatimah ad-Dawsari -- Wednesday night / Badriyyah al-Bishir -- In a puzzling whirlwind / Amal ʻAbdul-Hamid -- The reflection / Khayriyyah as-Saqqaf -- pt. 3. Love: romantic, requited, and otherwise. I will not return / Qumashah al-ʻUlayyan -- If only it were pity / Lamia Baeshen -- Fall nights / Samirah Khashuqji -- A single-winged bird / Lamia Baeshen -- The last dream / Mona A. Al-Dokair -- The game / Sarah Buhaymid -- I never lied / Qumashah al-ʻUlayyan -- Take me with you / Najat Khayyat -- pt. 4. Memories Burqan's ghost / Nurah al-Ghamdi -- The madman / Jamilah Fatani -- One thousand braids and a governess / Raja ʻAlim.".
- catalog title "Short stories by Saudi Arabian women writers".
- catalog title "Voices of change : short stories by Saudi Arabian women writers / edited and translated by Abubaker Bagader, Ava M. Heinrichsdorff, Deborah S. Akers ; additional translations by Abdul-Aziz Al-Sebail.".
- catalog type "Translations. fast".
- catalog type "text".