The Open Door: A Novel (Hoopoe Fiction)
Book Details
Author(s)al-Zayyat, Latifa
PublisherHoopoe
ISBN / ASIN9774168275
ISBN-139789774168277
AvailabilityIn Stock.
Sales Rank587,368
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
February 1946: Cairo is engulfed by demonstrations against the British. Layla's older brother Mahmud returns, wounded in the clashes, and the events of that fateful day mark a turning point in her life, an awakening to the world around her.
Latifa al-Zayyat's acclaimed modern classic follows Layla through her sexual and political coming of age. Her rebellious spirit seeks to free itself from the stifling social codes that dictate a young woman's life, just as Egypt struggles to shake off the yoke of imperialist rule.
Latifa al-Zayyat's acclaimed modern classic follows Layla through her sexual and political coming of age. Her rebellious spirit seeks to free itself from the stifling social codes that dictate a young woman's life, just as Egypt struggles to shake off the yoke of imperialist rule.
