Tales of a Severed Head

by Rachida Madani

A brilliant retelling of the classic Arab tale of Scheherazade, set in the present day

This volume brings Moroccan poet Rachida Madani's remarkable poems to English-language readers for the first time. In Tales of a Severed Head, Madani addresses present-day issues surrounding the role of women in society--issues not unlike those explored a thousand years ago in the enduring collection of Arab tales known as The Thousand...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300176287
• ISBN13: 9780300176285
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"