Leila Aboulela

Broschiertes Buch

Minaret

Beschreibung

Najwa never imagined that one day she would be a maid. Exiled to London and soon thereafter orphaned, the upperclass Sudanese refugee falls in love with her employer's brother--a love that should not be. This novel is an illuminating glimpse into a culture few westerners understand.

Autor

Leila Aboulela was born in 1964 and grew up in Khartoum. She is the author of two books: a novel, The Translator which was published to critical acclaim in 1999 and a book of short stories, Coloured Lights published in 2000. Leila Aboulela lives between Jakarta and Aberdeen.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Grove Atlantic
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 141mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 262g
• ISBN-13: 9780802170149
• ISBN-10: 0802170145
• Artikelnr.: 21703422

Rezensionen

'Aboulela paints a fascinating picture of intercultural strife ... Aboulela has chosen a complex structure and keeps perfect control of it. Beautifully written, restrained and lyrical, Minaret is both thought-provoking and disturbing' Independent