Amira Ghenim A Calamity of Noble Houses recensie, review en informatie roman van de Tunesische schrijfster. Op 14 januari 2025 verschijnt bij Europa Editions de Engelse vertaling van de roman uit 2020 van de uit Tunesië afkomstige schrijfster Amira Ghenim. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van de roman, de schrijfster, de vertaalster en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van de Tunessche roman is niet verkrijgbaar.
Amira Ghenim A Calamity of Noble Houses recensie, review en informatie
- “An enthralling exploration of the complexities of Tunisian society, and a gripping family saga that captures the spirit of a nation poised between tradition and modernity.” (Corriere della Sera)
- “A mesmerizing kaleidoscope of a novel.” (La Repubblica)
A Calamity of Noble Houses
- Auteur: Amira Ghenim (Tunesië)
- Soort boek: Tunesische roman uit 2020
- Engelse vertaling: Miled Faiza, Karen McNeil
- Uitgever: Europa Editions
- Verschijnt: 14 januari 2025
- Omvang: 432 pagina’s
- Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol
Flaptekst van de roman van de Tunesische schrijfster Amira Ghenim
A finalist for the 2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, a compelling saga of two families that illuminates the lives of women in modern Tunisia.
Tunisia, 1930s. Against the backdrop of a country in turmoil, in search of its identity, the lives and destinies of the members of two important upper-class families of Tunis intertwine: the Ennaifer family, with a rigidly conservative and patriarchal mentality, and the Rassaa, open-minded and progressive.
One terrible night in December 1935, the destiny of both families changes forever when Zbaida Ali Rassaa, the young wife of Mohsen Ennaifer, is accused of having had a clandestine love affair with Tahar Haddad, an intellectual of humble origins known for his union activism and support for women’s rights. The events of that fateful night are told by eleven different narrators, members of the two families, who recall them in different historical moments, from the 1940s to the present day. The result is a complex mosaic of secrets, memories, accusations, regrets, and emotions, taking the reader on an exciting journey through the stories of individuals caught up in the upheavals of history.
Amira Ghenim (178, Sousse, Tunesia) is a Tunisian writer and academic, born in 1978. She teaches Linguistics and Translation at Tunis University. Her novel The Yellow Dossier won the 2020 Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamad Prize. A Calamity of Noble Houses was published in 2020.