Girls of Riyadh
(Book)
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New York : Penguin Press, 2007.
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Book
ISBN
9781594201219 (hc), 1594201218 (hc)
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viii, 286 pages ; 24 cm.
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Goleta Valley Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2007.
Language
English
ISBN
9781594201219 (hc), 1594201218 (hc)
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Description
"This debut novel, banned in the author's own country, reveals the social, romantic, and sexual tribulations of four young women from the elite classes of Saudi Arabia. Every week after Friday prayers, the anonymous narrator sends an email to the female subscribers of her online chat group. In fifty such emails over the course of a year, we witness the tragicomic reality of four university students negotiating their love lives, their professional success, and their rebellions, large and small, against their cultural traditions. The world these women inhabit is a modern one that contains 'Sex and the City,' dating, and sneaking out of their parents' houses, and all this causes the girls to collide endlessly with ancient customs. The never-ending cultural conflicts underscore the tumult of being an educated modern woman growing up in the 21st century amid a culture firmly rooted in an ancient way of life"--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
(2007). Girls of Riyadh . Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ṣāniʻ, Rajāʼ ʻAbd Allāh and Marilyn. Booth. 2007. Girls of Riyadh. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ṣāniʻ, Rajāʼ ʻAbd Allāh and Marilyn. Booth. Girls of Riyadh Penguin Press, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ṣāniʻ, Rajāʼ ʻAbd Allāh., and Marilyn Booth. Girls of Riyadh Penguin Press, 2007.
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