Arabic as a Secret Song: Nine Narratives from the Life of an Exiled Artist by Le

Description: Arabic as a Secret Song by Leïla Sebbar, Skyler Artes, Mildred Mortimer Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The celebrated and highly versatile writer Leïla Sebbar was born in French colonial Algeria but has lived nearly her entire adult life in France, where she is recognised as a major voice on the penetrating effects of colonialism in contemporary society. The dramatic contrast between her past and present is the subject of the nine autobiographical essays collected in this volume. Publisher Description The celebrated and highly versatile writer Leïla Sebbar was born in French colonial Algeria but has lived nearly her entire adult life in France, where she is recognized as a major voice on the penetrating effects of colonialism in contemporary society. The dramatic contrast between her past and present is the subject of the nine autobiographical essays collected in this volume. Written between 1978 and 2006, they trace a journey that began in Aflou, Algeria, where her father ran a schoolhouse, and continued to France, where Sebbar traveled, alone, as a graduate student before eventually realizing her powerful creative vision.The pieces collected in this book capture an array of experiences, sensations, and sentiments surrounding the French colonial presence in Algeria and offer an intimate and prismatic reflection on Sebbars bicultural upbringing as the child of an Algerian father and French mother. Sebbar offers an unflinching portrait of her original disconnection from her fathers Arabic language and culture; she goes on to describe her struggle to revive a cultural heritage that her family had deliberately obscured and translate into French the vibrant yet muted Arabic of her father and of Algeria. Looking back from numerous vantage points throughout her life, she presents the complicated and divisive dynamics of being raised ""between two shores""--the colonized and the colonizer. Author Biography Leïla Sebbar is a prolific author whose works include essays, short fiction, plays, and film scripts, as well as the novels The Seine Was Red: Paris, October 1961; Silence on the Shores; and Shérazade, Missing: Age 17, dark curly hair, green eyes, among others. Born in Algeria, she lives and teaches in Paris, France. Skyler Artes works as a translator and has lectured at the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA and the University of Denver, USA.Mildred Mortimer is Professor Emerita of French and French African Literature at the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA. Details ISBN 0813937566 ISBN-13 9780813937564 Title Arabic as a Secret Song Author Leïla Sebbar, Skyler Artes, Mildred Mortimer Format Hardcover Year 2015 Pages 128 Publisher University of Virginia Press GE_Item_ID:161462370; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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