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The Dove's Necklace by Raja Alem | Editorial Reviews. NOOK Book (eBook) $ $ Save 23% Current price is $, Original price is $ You Save 23%. funny, profane, and enigmatic fever dream of a novel by Raja Alem, the first woman to win the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Nasser initially suspects that the dead. The Doves Necklace | When the body of a young woman is discovered in the Lane of Many Heads, an alley in modern-day Mecca, no one will claim it, as they are all ashamed of her nakedness. As Detective Nasser pursues his investigation of the case, seemingly all of Mecca chimes in—including the Lane of Many Heads itself—in this brilliant, funny, profane, and enigmatic fever dream of a novel. RAJA ALEM THE DOVE'S NECKLACE Translated from the Arabic by Katharine Halls and Adam Talib THE DOVE'S NECKLACE Contents Title Page Preface PART ONE PART TWO.
These uncomfortable memories were triggered over and over as I read Raja Alem’s unruly and provocative novel, The Dove’s Necklace, a work preoccupied with how women are perceived by others and perceive themselves in modern-day Mecca. Sofia Samatar Says Goodbye to Epic Fantasy with The Winged Histories. In , Saudi Arabian novelist Raja Alem became the first woman to win the International Prize for Arabic Fiction for The Dove’s Necklace. However, the news was met with controversy, since Alem was also the first co-winner of the award, along with Moroccan writer Achaari. Overview. When the body of a young woman is discovered in the Lane of Many Heads, an alley in modern-day Mecca, no one will claim it, as they are all ashamed of her nakedness. As Detective Nasser pursues his investigation of the case, seemingly all of Mecca chimes in—including the Lane of Many Heads itself—in this brilliant, funny, profane, and enigmatic fever dream of a novel by Raja Alem, the first woman to win the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Nasser initially suspects.
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