Kathryn Abdul-Baki

Broschiertes Buch

Dancing into the Light

An Arab American Girlhood in the Middle East

Beschreibung

This cross-cultural, Arab/American storyâ an optimistic tale of joy, renewal, and the power of love, music, and danceâ explores how a young girl growing up in Tehran and Kuwait experiences the loss of her American mother and her brother, yet is lifted from grief through the love of her devoted Arab father and her strong women relatives.

Autor

Kathryn K. Abdul-Baki was born in Washington DC to an Arab father and an American mother. She grew up in Iran, Kuwait, Beirut, and Jerusalem, where she attended Arabic, British, and American schools. She attended the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, has a BA in journalism from George Washington University in Washington DC, and an MA in creative writing from George Mason University, Virginia. She has published five books of fiction, some of which have been taught at universities in multicultural literature, women’s studies, and Arab studies departments. She is recipient of the Mary Roberts Rinehart award for short fiction. Abdul-Baki has three grown children and currently resides with her husband in McLean, Virginia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: She Writes Press
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9781647425371
• ISBN-10: 1647425379
• Artikelnr.: 67226479