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Naphtalene: A Novel of Baghdad (Women Writing the Middle East) by Mamdouh, Alia; Theroux, Peter; Cixous, Hélène; Haidar, F. A. is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<b>Seen through the eyes of a strong-willed and perceptive young girl, <i>Naphtalene</i> beautifully captures the atmosphere of Baghdad in the 1940s and 1950s. </b>Through her rich and lyrical descriptions, Alia Mamdouh vividly recreates a city of public steam baths, roadside butchers, and childhood games played in the same streets where political demonstrations against British colonialism are beginning to take place.<br><br>At the heart of the novel is nine-year-old Huda, a girl whose fiery, de

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Author

Mamdouh, Alia; Theroux, Peter; Cixous, Hélène; Haidar, F. A.

Publisher

The Feminist Press at CUNY : Made available through hoopla

Published

1986

Language

EN

ISBN

9781558614932

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Islam, Literary Fiction, Science

Updated

2026-03-24