Girls of Riyadh

Alsanea, Rajaa

ISBN 10: 0143142143 ISBN 13: 9780143142140

Publisher: Penguin Group USA, 2007

Synopsis

Originally banned in Saudi Arabia, the tale of four young women university students from Riyadh follows their struggles to navigate the precarious paths between desire, fulfillment, and Islamic tradition while witnessing the ways in which the Arab world is being changed by new economic and political realities. A first novel.

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Review:

The daring debut by a young Saudi Arabian womana aimagine Sex and the City, if the city in question were Riyadha
a"Time"
a [The] work of a brave, intelligent young woman. One of those rare books with the power to shake up an entrenched society.a
a"Los Angeles Times" aEngaging, enlightening, enjoyable.a
a"The Seattle Times" aA taboo-breaking novel.a
a"The Washington Post"
a A rare glimpse into ordinary life for young women in Saudi Arabia.a
a"San Francisco Chronicle"

The daring debut by a young Saudi Arabian woman imagine Sex and the City, if the city in question were Riyadh
"Time"
[The] work of a brave, intelligent young woman. One of those rare books with the power to shake up an entrenched society.
"Los Angeles Times" Engaging, enlightening, enjoyable.
"The Seattle Times" A taboo-breaking novel.
"The Washington Post"
A rare glimpse into ordinary life for young women in Saudi Arabia.
"San Francisco Chronicle"

The daring debut by a young Saudi Arabian woman? ?imagine Sex and the City, if the city in question were Riyadh?
?"Time"

? [The] work of a brave, intelligent young woman. One of those rare books with the power to shake up an entrenched society.?
?"Los Angeles Times" ?Engaging, enlightening, enjoyable.?
?"The Seattle Times" ?A taboo-breaking novel.?
?"The Washington Post"

? A rare glimpse into ordinary life for young women in Saudi Arabia.?
?"San Francisco Chronicle"

About the Author:

Rajaa Alsanea grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the daughter of a family of doctors. She currently lives in Chicago where she is a dental graduate student. She is twenty-five years old and this is her first novel.

Originally released in Arabic in 2005, Girls of Riyadh was immediately banned in Saudi Arabia due to controversial and inflammatory content. Black-market copies of the novel circulated and the daring originality of Girls of Riyadh continues to create a firestorm all over the Arab world and has been a bestseller across much of the Middle East.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Group USA
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0143142143
• ISBN 13: 9780143142140
• Binding: Audio CD