Description
From Sleep Unbound portrays the life of Samya, an Egyptian woman who is taken at age 15 from her Catholic boarding school and forced into a loveless and humiliating marriage. Eventually sundered from every human attachment, Samya lapses into despair and despondence, and finally an emotionally caused paralysis.
About the Author
Andree Chedid is a poet, essayist, dramatist and novelist of Egypto-Lebanese origin. Born and educated in Cairo, where she received a degree in literature from the American University, she moved to Paris in 1946, and became a naturalized French citizen. She is the recipient of many literary awards, including the Prix Louise Labbe (poetry), 1969; Aigle d'or de la poesie, 1972; Grand prix de l'Academie Belge, 1974; Prix de l'afrique Mediteraneenne, 1974; Prix Mallarme (poetry), 1976; and Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle, 1979.
Reviews
"Much of this delicately composed, elegant novel is a gentle and simple story of a woman searching for herself in a world of callous, unimaginative male supremacy.... The writing, disclosing bitter, painful truths, is deceptively lyrical." * The Times *
"This is a lyrical novel that portrays the life of an Egyptian woman who is forced to accept a loveless and humiliating marriage." * The Women's Review of Books *
"Woman may be compared to a very deep body of water; one can never predict the power of the undertow."
Book Information
ISBN 9780804008372
Author Andree Chedid
Format Paperback
Page Count 158
Imprint Swallow Press
Publisher Ohio University Press