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The Scents of Marie-Claire

روائح ماري كلير · Rawa'ih Mari Klir

Habib Selmi (الحبيب السالمي, born 1951)

Translated by Fadwa Al Qasem

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In English

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A love affair is followed from its first exchanged glances onward. Mahfoudh, an Arab man, and Marie-Claire, a Western woman, share a flat, and the story is built from the small details of their days: breakfast, private habits, the noise she makes watering the plants, the moods and desires of the body. Through these details two cultures, each with its own values, meet and clash.

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About the book

Form
Novel
Length
223 pages in the original
Genres
Love (assigned by AI)
First published
2008 by Dar al-Adab
Author's age
57 when first published
ISBN

9789953890135 (original)

9789774163586 (American University in Cairo Press, Egypt)

9781906697235 (Arabia Books, United Kingdom)

9789774167409 (American University in Cairo Press, Egypt)

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