The Locust and the Bird: My Mother's Story by Hanan Al-Shaykh
The Locust and the Bird: My Mother's Story

Hanan Al-Shaykh

The Locust and the Bird: My Mother's Story

Hanan Al-Shaykh

302 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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“One of the most daring . . . female writers of the Middle East” (San Francisco Chronicle) gives us an indelible work of nonfiction: an account of her mother’s remarkable life, at the core of which is a tale of undying love. In a masterly act of l...

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3.97
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emotional: 76%

sad: 58%

reflective: 52%

challenging: 35%

funny: 29%

inspiring: 29%

hopeful: 23%

dark: 17%

adventurous: 11%

informative: 11%

tense: 11%

lighthearted: 5%


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