The open door / Latifa al-Zayyat ; translated by Marilyn Booth.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Arabic Publication details: Cairo, Egypt : Hoopoe, 2017. Description: 385 p. ; 21 cmISBN: 9789774168277Uniform titles: Bāb al-maftūḥ. English Subject(s): Arabic fiction -- 20th centuryLOC classification: PJ7876.A99 | B3313 2017Summary: "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, and awakening to the world around her. The open door 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 struggle to shake off imperialist rule." --back cover.
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"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, and awakening to the world around her. The open door 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 struggle to shake off imperialist rule." --back cover.
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