Title: The Story of Zahra

Author: Hanan al-Shaykh (Lebanese)

Translators: Lu Xiaoxiu, Li Jin

Publisher: Huawen Publishing House

Edition: First Edition, May 2018

Format: 16 - mo, Soft - bound Hardcover

Printed Sheets: 12

Word Count: 130,000 words

ISBN: 9787507548839

Price: 38.00 CNY

The Story of Zahra is the debut work that brought Hanan al - Shaykh to fame. The story is divided into two parts. The first part depicts Zahra's painful memories of her family during adolescence: her brother's dropping out of school, several strange suitors, an uncle of a different religious sect with whom she can confide, and the gains and losses of taking refuge in Africa. The second part describes her experiences during the civil war: encountering a sniper and how the war has changed human nature. The unexpected pregnancy and miscarriage during a storm at the end of the story seem to be the main thread of Zahra's search for love, as well as the true meaning of life that she has seemingly comprehended.

Hanan al-Shaykh is a Lebanese female writer. She graduated from the American University for Women in Cairo, Egypt in 1966 and was immediately employed as a journalist for the Beirut - based Al-Nahar newspaper. After 1975, she left Lebanon again to work and write in Saudi Arabia, and later moved to London.

Lu Xiaoxiu: A senior translator. He is a council member of the Translators Association of China and a council member (former vice - president) of the Arab Literature Research Association of the Institute of Foreign Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He participated in the compilation of language and film - related reference books such as the Arabic - Chinese Dictionary, the Comprehensive Arabic - Chinese Dictionary, and the Dictionary of Chinese and Foreign Film and Television Masterpieces. His works include A History of Arab Cinema, On the Literature of the Quran, Ancient Arab Lyric Poems, The Mu'allaqat: Treasures of Ancient Arab Poetry, Arabic (Egyptian) Dialects and Grammar, Cinema of Black Africa, A History of Arab Cinema, etc. His translations include The Land, Reflections on Turning Seventy, The Return of the Soul, The Story of Zahra, A Brief History of Arab Literature, The One Thousand and One Nights You Haven't Read, etc.

Li Jin: An associate researcher. He graduated from the Arabic Language Department of the Department of Oriental Languages and Literature at Peking University in 1955 and is an expert on Middle East issues related to the Arab world.

Preface

Volume I: Scars of Peace

Zahra in Marriage

Husband

Uncle

Zahra in Africa

Zahra's Memories

Volume II: The Torrent of War