The Wiles of Men and Other Stories - Softcover

Bakr, Salwa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0292708009 ISBN 13: 9780292708006

Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr, 1993

Synopsis

"Here, finally, is some writing with a genuine purchase on things of worth. The collection of pithy short stories, filled with a sad wonder, tells of contemporary Egyptians . . . timorously rebelling against the conformism of life along the Nile."

?Observer

". . . Bakr emerges as a fine observer of her country's times, with a vision which remains, for all its engagement, quirky and distinctively personal."

? Times Literary Supplement

Set among the poor of contemporary Cairo, these thirteen stories and one short novella tell of women struggling to provide themselves with the basic necessities of life. They explore the limits of self-awareness, the pressures to conform, and some of the strange paths to escape that women resort to in a conservative society shot through with social and sexual prejudice and preconceptions.

About this title

About the Author:

SALWA BAKR was born in Cairo in 1949. She is the author of seven volumes of short stories, seven novels, and a play. Her work has been translated into nine languages.

About this edition

• Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0292708009
• ISBN 13: 9780292708006
• Binding: Paperback