S01E18 | Exploring the Middle East through Literature
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Follow Marina on a brief but spectacular tour of some of the best books set in the Middle East. Rediscover classics like the works of famed Turkish novelist, Orhan Pamuk to modern times feminist takes on the cities by social commentator and journalist Mona Eltahawy.
Mentioned this episode:
Orhan Pamuk - Other Colors
Elif Shafak - The Forty Rules of Love, The Bastard of Istanbul, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, The Island of Missing Trees
Jokha Alharthi - Celestial Bodies
Naguib Mahfouz - Palace of Desire
Nawal El Saadawi - Woman at Point Zero
Mona Eltahawy - Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution, The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls
Elias Khoury - As Though She Were Sleeping
Leila Aboulela - Lyrics Alley
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