{"product_id":"we-wrote-in-symbols-lust-and-erotica-by-arab-women-writers","title":"We Wrote in Symbols Lust and Erotica by Arab Women Writers","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"section\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a little-known secret that Arabic literature has a long tradition of erotic writing. Behind that secret lies another – that many of the writers are women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Wrote in Symbols\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecelebrates the works of 75 of these female writers of Arab heritage who articulate love and lust with artistry and skill. Here, a wedding night takes an unexpected turn beneath a canopy of stars; a woman on the run meets her match in a flirtatious encounter at Dubai Airport; and a carnal awakening occurs in a Palestinian refugee camp. From a masked rendezvous in a circus, to meetings in underground bars and unmade beds, there is no such thing as a typical sexual encounter, as this electrifying anthology shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePowerfully conveying the complexities and intrigues of desire,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Wrote in Symbols\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einvites you to share these characters’ wildest fantasies and most intimate moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"section\"\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelma Dabbagh is a British Palestinian writer of fiction whose debut novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut of It\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Bloomsbury) was a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBook of the Year. Dabbagh’s BBC R4 play\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Brick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas nominated for the Imison Award, and her writing has been published in Granta and Wasafiri, and translated into several languages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saqi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51411760578890,"sku":"9780863563973","price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/5474\/2858\/files\/Dabbagh_front-cover.jpg?v=1753804145","url":"https:\/\/archive-books-berlin.myshopify.com\/products\/we-wrote-in-symbols-lust-and-erotica-by-arab-women-writers","provider":"Archive Souq","version":"1.0","type":"link"}