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Wounding words : a woman's journal in Tunisia / Evelyne Accad ; translated from the French by Dr. Cynthia T. Hahn.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: African writers seriesPublication details: Oxford ; Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, 1996.Description: 183 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 0435905236
Uniform titles:
  • Blessures des mots. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 822 ACC
LOC classification:
  • DT250.2 .A2813 1996
Summary: Hayate, a young Lebanese woman, records the events of a year spent in Tunisia. As friendships develop she explores the choices available to women in that culture, and discusses how they can work for a better society. When Hayate's own freedom is threatened, the issues she is confronting come sharply into focus. How can women develop new ways of relating to each other and to men?Summary: Through Hayate's warm and thought-provoking story Evelyne Accad encapsulates the feminist debate, asks how women can live day-to-day by its values, and addresses the question of emancipation in the Arab world.
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West indian Collection West indian Collection The Mico University College Reserve Book Collection Reference WI 822 ACC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not for loan 50505

Hayate, a young Lebanese woman, records the events of a year spent in Tunisia. As friendships develop she explores the choices available to women in that culture, and discusses how they can work for a better society. When Hayate's own freedom is threatened, the issues she is confronting come sharply into focus. How can women develop new ways of relating to each other and to men?

Through Hayate's warm and thought-provoking story Evelyne Accad encapsulates the feminist debate, asks how women can live day-to-day by its values, and addresses the question of emancipation in the Arab world.

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