Sitt Marie Rose
Etel Adnan
106 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 094299633X
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Language: English
Publish: April 1, 1982
FictionHistorical FictionLebanonLiterary FictionLiteratureNovelsPoetryRead For SchoolSchoolWar
Translated from the French by Georgina Kleege, Sitt Marie Rose, is the story of a woman abducted by militiamen during the Civil War in Lebanon. It reveals the tribal mentality which makes the Middle East a dangerous powerhouse. It constitutes a new narrative form and is already a classic of war literature. It won the France-Pays Arabes award in Paris and has been translated into ten languages.