The unexpected love objects of Dunya Noor
Haddad, Rana2018
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Aspiring photographer Dunya Noor discovers early on that her curious spirit, rebellious nature, and very curly hair are a recipe for disaster in 1980s Syria. And at the tender age of 13, she is exiled to live with her grandparents in England. Many years later in London, she meets Hilal, the son of a humble tailor from Aleppo and no match for Dunya, daughter of the great heart surgeon Joseph Noor. But, dreamy, restless Dunya falls in love with Hilal and they decide to return to Syria together, embarking on a journey that will change them both forever. Rana Haddad's vivid and satirical debut novel captures the essence of life under the Assad dictatorship, in all its rigid absurdity. With humour and an unexpected playfulness, this is a story of love and light against the forces of conservativism and oppression.
Main title:
The unexpected love objects of Dunya Noor / Rana Haddad.
Author:
Haddad, Rana, author
Imprint:
Cairo : Hoopoe, 2018.
Collation:
248 pages
ISBN:
9789774168611 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
LC class:
PR6108
Language:
English
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BRN:
2275462
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