Woman of Five Seasons

The poor, the dispossessed, the opportunist -- all flock to the newly oil-rich state of Barqais in search of wealth. A Woman of Five Seasons vividly explores the relations that develop in such countries between local high officials and incoming heartland Arabs. Alongside this a second, highly relevant theme is developed: the poignant coming of age of the Arab woman as she seeks, in the face of traditionally exploitative Arab male attitudes, to win a degree of independence and fulfilment.

Author: 
Atrash, Leila
Title: 
Woman of Five Seasons
Publisher: 
Interlink Publishing
Place of Publication: 
Palestine
Date: 
2002
Subject Area: 
Fiction
Original Language: 
Arabic
Translator: 
Christopher Tingley
ISBN: 
1-56656-416-0
Description: 

The poor, the dispossessed, the opportunist -- all flock to the newly oil-rich state of Barqais in search of wealth. A Woman of Five Seasons vividly explores the relations that develop in such countries between local high officials and incoming heartland Arabs. Alongside this a second, highly relevant theme is developed: the poignant coming of age of the Arab woman as she seeks, in the face of traditionally exploitative Arab male attitudes, to win a degree of independence and fulfilment.