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Set at the turn of the century in the fictional Persian village of Omerijan, Persian Brides tells the magical story of two young girls - Flora and Nazie Ratoryan - and their many neighbors in the almond tree alley in Omerijan where they live. Fifteen-years-old, pregnant, and recently abandoned by her cloth-merchant husband, Flora longs desperately for the return of her unborn baby's father. Nazie consoles and pities her, and though she is still only a child of eleven, she yearns - just as desperately - for her own future marriage. Although the narrative spans only two days, it branches out and back, encompassing the lives and histories of many of Omerijan's inhabitants. A blend of fantasy and reality, the narrative forcefully conveys shocking cruelties endured by many of the characters while at the same time weaving a modern-day Arabic legend where snakes offer jewels in exchange for milk and death is thwarted by appeasing the village demons.
About the Author
Dorit Rabinyan was born in Kfar Saba, Israel and lives in Tel Aviv. She was a reporter for the Israeli army's newspaper and for the Tel Aviv paper Ha'ir. She was also a film critic for the daily newspaper Ma'arivc. Rabinyan is the author of a book of poetry and a play; her second novel, Our Weddings, was published in 1999 in Israel.
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- PublisherCanongate Books Ltd
- ISBN 10 0862419980
- ISBN 13 9780862419981
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