Description
Zahra’s life is repeatedly upended by love, coercion, and the brutal pressures of war, as she flees Lebanon for safety only to find herself trapped again by power and betrayal. Moving across countries and through shifting eras of conflict, she navigates forced choices, fractured relationships, and the long aftermath of trauma—until the chaos of civil war becomes the unlikely space where she begins to understand her own desires and identity. With lyrical, intimate storytelling, Hanan Al-Shaykh draws readers into Zahra’s inner world, tracing how memory, confusion, and resilience shape a woman’s search for direction. At its heart, the novel explores agency and survival, the psychological cost of violence, and the possibility of self-discovery even when the world refuses to offer stability.
Available Editions
paperback
Pustaka Alvabet
Published Jan 1, 1986
340 pages
ISBN: 9789793064352
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Details
First Published
1986
Language
eng
Translation
From: ara
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Story of Zahra by Hanan Al-Shaykh.