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Sitt Marie Rose

Sitt Marie Rose

Author(s): Etel Adnan

Location(s): Lebanon

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): 1980s

Translated from the French by Georgina Kleege, Sitt Marie Rose, is the story of a woman abducted by militiamen during the Civil War in Lebanon. It reveals the tribal mentality which makes the Middle East a dangerous powerhouse. It constitutes a new narrative form and is already a classic of war literature. It won the France-Pays Arabes award in Paris and has been translated into six languages.

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