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Radwa Ashour

    Radwa Ashour war eine ägyptische Schriftstellerin und Gelehrte, deren Werke sich mit den Komplexitäten von Identität und Geschichte auseinandersetzten. Ihre Prosa zeichnet sich durch poetische Qualität und tiefen psychologischen Einblick aus. Ashour erforschte oft Themen wie Migration, Exil und die Suche nach den eigenen Wurzeln, wobei sie eine reiche Sprache und eindringliche Bilder verwendete. Ihr literarischer Beitrag besteht darin, die arabische Literatur um zutiefst persönliche und doch gesellschaftlich relevante Perspektiven zu bereichern, die bei Lesern weltweit Anklang finden.

    Specters
    The Journey
    Granada
    Siraaj
    Granada
    The Woman from Tantoura
    • The Woman from Tantoura

      • 376 Seiten
      • 14 Lesestunden
      4,4(206)Abgeben

      A powerful human story, following the life of a young girl from her days in the village of al-Tantoura in Palestine to the mature observations of an adult woman.

      The Woman from Tantoura
    • Granada

      The Complete Trilogy

      • 488 Seiten
      • 18 Lesestunden
      4,5(2)Abgeben

      Set in 1492, the narrative unfolds in Granada as the last Muslim stronghold in Spain falls to Christian rule, leading to the destruction of Islamic culture. Abu Jaafar, a bookseller, attempts to preserve his library while preparing for his granddaughter Saleema's marriage. The story chronicles the struggles of his family and community against forced conversions and expulsions, highlighting their efforts to maintain their identity amidst oppression. Radwa Ashour's trilogy poignantly captures the resilience and hope of those who remained in Andalusia during this tumultuous period.

      Granada
    • Amina, a baker in sultan's palace, awaits her son's return from a voyage at sea, fearful that the sea has claimed Said. Said begins to make his way home witnessing British colonial oppression along the way. When Said returns and learns the island's slave population is planning a revolt against sultan's tyrannical rule, he and Amina are drawn in.

      Siraaj
    • Granada

      • 128 Seiten
      • 5 Lesestunden
      4,0(321)Abgeben

      A novel of life in the mixed culture that existed in Southern Spain before the expulsion of Arabs and Jews, following the life of Abu Jaafar, the bookbinder, and his family as they witness Christopher Columbus' triumphant parade through the streets.

      Granada
    • The Journey

      • 224 Seiten
      • 8 Lesestunden
      3,6(27)Abgeben

      "A memoir of Egyptian-American activist and writer Radwa Ashour's years as a graduate student in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of African American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst"-- Provided by publisher

      The Journey
    • Specters

      • 282 Seiten
      • 10 Lesestunden
      3,4(46)Abgeben

      Winner of the Cairo International Book Fair Prize. Specters tells the story of Radwa and Shagar, two women born the same day. The narrative alternates between their childhoods, their work lives (one a professor of literature and the other of history), their married and unmarried lives, and their respective books. With her novel’s structure, Ashour pays tribute to the Arab qareen (double or companion, and sometimes demon) and the ancient Egyptian ka (the spirit that is born with and accompanies an individual through life and beyond).

      Specters