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Loading... Blood Feast: The Complete Short Stories of Malika Moustadrafby Malika Moustadraf
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Interesting and powerful collection. I enjoyed learning about the author herself, her viewpoints and the context. I'm sorry that we lost this voice so early but grateful the collection was published at all. She had me at 'rebel realist.' ( ) no reviews | add a review
Malika Moustadraf (1969-2006) is a feminist icon in contemporary Moroccan literature, celebrated for her stark interrogation of gender and sexuality in North Africa. Blood Feast is the complete collection of Moustadraf's published short fiction: haunting, visceral stories by a master of the genre. A teenage girl suffers through a dystopian rite of passage?,? a man with kidney disease makes desperate attempts to secure treatment?, and a mother schemes to ensure her daughter passes a virginity test. Delighting in vibrant sensory detail and rich slang, Moustadraf takes an unflinching look at the gendered body, social class, illness, double standards, and desire, as lived by a diverse cast of characters. Blood Feast is a sharp provocation to patriarchal power and a celebration of the life and genius of one of Morocco's preeminent writers. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)892.7Literature Literature of other languages Middle Eastern languages Arabic (Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan)RatingAverage:
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