The Eye of the Mirror bookcover

The Eye of the Mirror

A Modern Arabic Novel from Palestine

Liana Badr 

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Description

Taken from the quiet sanctuary of a convent school, where she works as a maid, Aisha is thrown back into the chaotic world of her parents' home in the Tal Ezza'tar refugee camp when the Lebanese civil war begins. From then on she is caught up in a series of tragedies, including the continuous bombardment of the camp by the Phalangists and the subsequent invasion and massacres within the settlement. Aisha's family and friends are torn apart by events beyond their control and although she finds love and marries, amid such violence the decision to start her own family becomes harder still. Set within one of the most bloody conflicts of modern times, this heart wrenching story shows how women's experience of war is particularly cruel as they confront the dilemma of bringing a new life into a war-zone.

Product Details

PublisherGarnet Publishing
Publish DateJune 23, 2008
Pages265
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781859642016
Dimensions8.4 X 5.5 X 0.8 inches | 0.8 pounds
BISAC Categories: Literary Fiction,

About the Author

Palestinian writer LIANA BADR was born in 1950 in Jerusalem to a nationalist family, and was raised in Jericho. She has lived in Lebanon, Damascus, Tunis, Amman, and returned to Palestine in 1994. Her works have been translated into a number of languages. Her works mainly focus on themes of women and war, and exile.

Reviews

'"Fourishes of grand narrative [and] rich poetic prose" --Times Literary Supplement

"Skillful in story-telling and dramatisation . . . excels in capturing death red-handed, and in portraying it with all its drama and irony." --Umar Shabanah, Al-Hayat Newspaper

"A record of the Palestinians' collective memory, for which death is lurking in all directions, but which clings to birth and life." --Msa Barhumah, Sawt al-Watan

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