The Locust and the Bird: My Mother's Story

In a masterly act of literary transformation, celebrated novelist Hanan al-Shaykh re-creates the dramatic life and times of her mother, Kamila.

Married at a young age against her will, Kamila soon fell head-over-heels in love with another man--and was thus forced to choose between her children and her lover. As the narrative unfolds through the years--from the bazaars, cinemas and apartments of 1930s Beirut to its war-torn streets decades later--we follow this passionate woman as she survives the tragedies and celebrates the triumphs of a life lived to the very fullest.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: 04/06/2010
ISBN: 9780307472311
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d