Fotografía de autor

Dalia Azim

Autor de Country of Origin

2 Obras 11 Miembros 1 Reseña

Obras de Dalia Azim

Etiquetado

Conocimiento común

País (para mapa)
USA
Lugar de nacimiento
Canada
Lugares de residencia
Austin, Texas, USA
Educación
Stanford University (BA)

Miembros

Reseñas

I feel like I'm visiting ALL the countries in my reading this year. This starts in 1950s revolutionary Egypt, then moving to a few other places, mostly places in America in the following decades. A young girl escapes arranged marriage by fleeing with the man she loves to America. The narrative follows a handful of characters in a family, which is just enough to keep it more interesting: the escaped bride and groom, their daughter, and the groom's brother who was incarcerated for most of his life and spent a lot of time trying to figure out why . It's a novel filled with rich detail on the culture of Egypt, so I'm glad it found its way to being published and I'm glad I read it. In spirit, it reminded me a bit of one of my favorite books: 'The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing' by Mira Jacob.… (más)
 
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booklove2 | Aug 8, 2022 |

Estadísticas

Obras
2
Miembros
11
Popularidad
#857,862
Valoración
4.0
Reseñas
1
ISBNs
2