EventsRadical Reads: A Woman is No Man (2019)

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Radical Reads: A Woman is No Man (2019)

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Description

Radical Reads is a book club focusing on literature that critiques and challenges current feminist topics. Because the South End Branch is currently closed due to a facilities issue, this event will be held online.

Join us on August 23rd for a vibrant discussion of Etaf Rum's A Woman is No Man, following the dual timeline story of Palestinian mother Isra and daughter Deya growing up in Brooklyn in a household that tries to strictly adhere to traditional Muslim customs.

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About the Book:

This debut novel by an Arab-American voice takes us inside the lives of conservative Arab women living in America.

In Brooklyn, eighteen-year-old Deya is starting to meet with suitors. Though she doesn’t want to get married, her grandparents give her no choice. History is repeating itself: Deya’s mother, Isra, also had no choice when she left Palestine as a teenager to marry Adam. Though Deya was raised to believe her parents died in a car accident, a secret note from a mysterious, yet familiar-looking woman makes Deya question everything she was told about her past. As the narrative alternates between the lives of Deya and Isra, she begins to understand the dark, complex secrets behind her community.

"Rum adds her fresh voice to a burgeoning generation of Arab American women writers — Laila Lalami, Naomi Shihab Nye, Randa Jarrar, Mohja Kahf, Jennifer Joukhadar, among so many others — authors who take up the question of what it means to be an Arab woman in America now. “A Woman Is No Man” complicates and deepens the Arab American story — a tale as rich and varied as America itself." -Diana Abu-JaberThe Washington Post

"Etaf Rum’s debut novel is a dauntless exploration of the pathology of silence, an attempt to unsnarl the dark knot of history, culture, fear and trauma that can render conservative Arab-American women so visibly invisible." -Beejay SilcoxThe New York Times





Suitable for:
Young Adults (Ages 20-34)
All Adults
College Students
Older Adults
Type:
Book Group
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Language:
English

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