The Girl with Braided Hair • was longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (the “Arabic Booker”) under the title, Passion •

• Based on actual historical events – Napoleon’s 1798 campaign in Egypt and his relationship with a young, local girl, Zeinab Bakry

• Accessible writing, plot-driven narrative that is both set in the past and modern day

• Strong female characters exploring what is means to be a woman and to live passionately in both historical and present-day Cairo

• Books on the art world have great appeal such as Siri Hustvedt’s

The Blazing World • , B. A. Shapiro’s

The Muralist • , and, of course, similar to

The Girl with the Pearl Earring • , this follows the life of the girl behind a painting

• Yasmin, Zainab, and other characters in their orbit, are on journeys in search of a sense of personal freedom, personal and artistic passion and inspiration; and their stories and motivations cross cultural, gender, and historical boundaries

• Bookstore galleys

© 2020 Hoopoe (E-kirja): 9781649030474

Kääntäjät: Sarah Enany

Julkaisupäivä

E-kirja: 3. marraskuuta 2020