Essays about: "Hanan al-Shaykh"

Found 1 essay containing the words Hanan al-Shaykh.

  1. 1. Gender relations and sexuality in Arab women’s writing: A narratological reading of Hanan al-Shaykh’s novel Ḥikāyat Zahra

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och Turkietstudier

    Author : Mary Zaia; [2021]
    Keywords : Gender; Sexuality; Lebanon; Arabic literature; Narratology; Hanan al-Shaykh;

    Abstract : This thesis examines gender relations in the war novel Ḥikāyat Zahra (1989) by the Lebanese author Hanan al-Shaykh. The analysis focuses on interpersonal relations among male and female characters in the novel as well as perceptions of gender and sexuality within a patriarchal order as depicted in the writing of Hanan al-Shaykh. READ MORE