Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2017
- ISBN
- 9780863561467
- Book Title
- Things I Would Tell You : British Muslim Women Write
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Item Length
- 8.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Author
- Sabrina Mahfouz
- Genre
- Literary Criticism, Religion, Fiction, Literary Collections
- Topic
- Women Authors, Contemporary Women, Islam / General
- Item Weight
- 9.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
- Country of Origin
- United States
The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Saqi Books
ISBN-10
0863561462
ISBN-13
9780863561467
eBay Product ID (ePID)
236729226
Product Key Features
Book Title
Things I Would Tell You : British Muslim Women Write
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Women Authors, Contemporary Women, Islam / General
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Literary Criticism, Religion, Fiction, Literary Collections
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-434819
TitleLeading
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Reviews
‘Bursting with insight, humour and searing honesty. Essential reading’ Riz Ahmed ‘The first story I read moved me to tears, the poems made me up my game and the essays were a much-needed education’ Hollie McNish, Guardian Best Book of the Year 2017 ‘A lively, varied anthology … Strong, impassioned voices speak out from the pages.’ The Guardian ‘Like The Good Immigrant, it gives a platform to people who don’t find it easy to get published, showcasing the variety of work these women produce’ Stylist Magazine ‘Best Books of April’ ‘Paints a vivid and complex picture of the lives, concerns, creativity and realities of Muslim women living in the UK today … important, and timely.’ openDemocracy ‘At times sensual, humorous, piercing and heartbreaking, The Things I Would Tell You is an absorbing read. It is also important, and never more relevant than now.’ The Skinny ‘A beautiful and haunting collection … provides a vital but fleeting glimpse into the lives of the unheard.’ For Book’s Sake, 4* review ‘Outstanding collection…The scope of the book is vast, depicting and voicing British Muslims’ multifaceted identity.’ The List, 4* review ‘Earnest, warm, fiery’ The National ‘This exquisite collection is full of energy, experimentation, honesty, beauty, fury, heartbreak and laughs … Defiantly multicultural’ Nikesh Shukla ‘Important and timely’ Eimear McBride, ‘A lively, varied anthology…Strong, impassioned voices speak out from the pages.’ The Guardian ‘An important, and timely, victory for British Muslim women in the war against all women being heard.’ Eimear McBride ‘These are the voices we all need to hear right now. Bursting with insight, humour and searing honesty. Essential reading.’ Riz Ahmed ‘The first story I read moved me to tears, the poems made me up my game and the essays were a much needed education’ Hollie McNish, Guardian Best Book of the Year 2017 ‘This exquisite collection is full of energy, experimentation, honesty, beauty, fury, heartbreak and laughs. These stories represent a Britain I recognise, defiantly multicultural.’ Nikesh Shukla, editor of The Good Immigrant ‘More neccessary than ever…Exploring love, politics, violence, home, history, family, war, occupation, patriarchy, Brexit – this rich collection paints a vivid and complex picture of the lives, concerns, creativity and realities of Muslim women living in the UK today. The book is indeed important, and timely.’ openDemocracy ‘ The Things I Would Tell You is fiercely independent. It hasn’t kowtowed to expectation; allowing Muslim women the space to tell their own stories in whichever way they wish. Like many Muslim women I know, it resolutely stands on its own two feet.’ The Asian Writer
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
820.80921297
Synopsis
A unique anthology celebrating the talent and variety of emerging and established female voices within the Muslim community in Britain., Emma Watson’s Jan/Feb 2019 pick for her feminist book club, Our Shared Shelf A Guardian UK Best Book of the Year From established literary heavyweights to emerging spoken word artists, the writers in this ground-breaking collection blow away the narrow image of the ‘Muslim Woman’. Hear from users of Islamic Tinder, a disenchanted Maulana working as a TV chat show host and a plastic surgeon blackmailed by MI6. Follow the career of an actress with Middle-Eastern heritage whose dreams of playing a ghostbuster spiral into repeat castings as a jihadi bride. Among stories of honour killings and ill-fated love in besieged locations, we also find heart-warming connections and powerful challenges to the status quo. From Algiers to Brighton, these stories transcend time and place revealing just how varied the search for belonging can be. Alongside renowned authors such as Kamila Shamsie, Ahdaf Soueif and Leila Aboulela are emerging voices, published here for the first time. Sabrina Mahfouz is a British Egyptian playwright, poet and screenwriter. She was awarded the 2014 Fringe First Award for her play Chef and her play Clean transferred to New York in 2014. Her poetry has been performed and produced for TV, radio and film, including in the recent Railway Nation: A Journey in Verse on BBC2. Mahfouz has an essay in the award-winning The Good Immigrant and has published eight works of drama with Bloomsbury. She lives in London.
LC Classification Number
PR120.M87
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