Sherazade - Softcover

Leila Sebbar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566569885 ISBN 13: 9781566569880

Publisher: Interlink Books, 2015

Synopsis

This novel exposes with honesty and lyricism the various issues that affect a young woman living in a city which is both sophisticated and provincial, liberal and conservative, tolerant and prejudiced. In Paris, Sherazade is pursued by Julian, the son of French-Algerians who is an ardent Arabist. Pigeon-holed by Julian into the ­traditional exotic mold, Sherazade endeavors to create her own definition of Algerian ­femininity and in doing so breaks down conventions and stereotypes. It is Julian's obsession with her that spurs her on to self-discovery and to make decisions about her future. Sherazade is about a young woman haunted by her Algerian past. It is a powerful account of a person who searches for her true identity but is caught between worlds - Africa and Europe, her parents' and her own, colony and capital. Ultimately it is an ­account of possession, identity and the realities of urban life in the late twentieth century.

About this title

About the Author

Leila Sebbar was born in Algeria to a French mother and an Algerian father, both teachers until Independence. She studied in Paris and has lived there for the last twenty-five years. She is now a leading writer on Algerian feminist themes.

Edition details

• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566569885
• ISBN 13: 9781566569880
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 285