An Unnecessary Woman
Rabih Alameddine,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Rabih Alameddine,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780802122148 (0802122140)
ASIN: 802122140
Publish date: February 4th 2014
Publisher: Grove Press
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Writing,
Literature,
Cultural,
Adult Fiction,
Books About Books,
Literary Fiction,
Feminism,
Contemporary,
Womens,
Lebanon
BR with my dear friend SofiaAnother brilliant book by Rabih Alameddine. One of the most educational novel I've ever read. A beautiful sophisticated prose, a very dominant narrative, a very Rabih's nature in Aaliya's POV. My second book by the author with a female first person POV but it is TOTALLY d...
I expected this to be overwhelming and with a strong underlying message, but it was rather over the top and failed to get under my skin as I had hoped.
--An Unnecessary WomanAcknowledgments
An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine is a memorable character study of 72 year old Aaliya, an extreme introvert who is obsessed with literature and who lives virtually as a recluse in her home in Beirut, Lebanon. The book is challenging to read. Nevertheless, regardless of the challenges, someth...
I stared reading this in e-book format a while back and just wasn't in the mood for an introspective novel. Plus there are just some novels I need to read in actual book form and though I set it aside I knew this was a book that I would probably love at some point or another. So it proved. This is ...
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