Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea
The girls of Riyadh are young, attractive and living by Saudi Arabia's strict cultural traditions. In-between sneaking out behind their parents' backs, dating, watching American TV and having fun, they're still trying to be good little Muslim girls. That is, pleasing their families. But can you be a twenty-first century girl and a Saudi girl?
Raises important questions about self-respect, tolerance and emotional maturity…lifts the veil of an obscured world * Telegraph Magazine *
Brave and surprisingly informative * Guardian *
'Highly readable…wonderfully vivid' New Statesman
Irresistible and thought-provoking…an entertaining read: revealing, hilarious and chilling in turn * The Independent *
Brave and surprisingly informative * Guardian *
'Highly readable…wonderfully vivid' New Statesman
Irresistible and thought-provoking…an entertaining read: revealing, hilarious and chilling in turn * The Independent *
Rajaa Alsanea grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the daughter of a family of doctors. She currently lives in Chicago where she is a dental graduate student. She is twenty-five years old and this is her first novel.
Originally released in Arabic in 2005, Girls of Riyadh was immediately banned in Saudi Arabia due to controversial and inflammatory content. Black-market copies of the novel circulated and the daring originality of Girls of Riyadh continues to create a firestorm all over the Arab world and has been a bestseller across much of the Middle East.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141030616 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141030615 |
| Title | Girls of Riyadh |
| Author | Rajaa Alsanea |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2008-06-05 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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