Brooklyn Heights, the fourth novel by award-winning Egyptian author Miral El-Tahawy, revolves around the character of Hend, an Arabic teacher and would-be writer in her late thirties, who emigrates to the United States from Cairo with her eight year old son after the painful break-up of her marriage.

Brooklyn Heights by Miral al-Tahawy is a novel of displacement and discovery from one of Egypt's most exciting new voices.

About the Author
Critically acclaimed Egyptian author, Miral al-Tahawy was born in Sharqiya in the Egyptian Delta into a Bedouin family of the al-Hanadi tribe. The youngest of seven children, she is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, and Director of the Arabic program at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. Her previous works The Tent (1998), Blue Aubergine (2002), Gazelle Tracks (2009)have collectively been translated into many languages. Brooklyn Heights is her first novel to be published in English.


Book Information
ISBN 9780571280056
Author Miral al-Tahawy
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 175g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 126mm * 15mm