Sitt Marie Rose

Etel Adnan First published 1982

About this book

This is the story of a woman abducted by militiamen during the Civil War in Lebanon and executed. It reveals the tribal mentality which makes the Middle East a dangerous powerhouse. It constitutes a new narrative form and is already a classic of war literature. Sitt Marie-Rose won the France-Pays Arabes award in Paris and has been translated into six languages. --from Publisher's description.

Subjects

  • fiction
  • history
  • lebanon civil war, 1975-1990
  • literary styles & movements - fiction
  • middle eastern fiction
  • middle eastern peoples & cultures - fiction & literature
  • war & military fiction