The Slave Yards

by Najwa Bin Shatwan

Set in late nineteenth-century Benghazi, Najwa Bin Shatwan's powerful novel tells the story of Atiqa, the daughter of a slave woman and her white master. We meet Atiqa as a grown woman, happily married with two children and working. When her cousin Ali unexpectedly enters her life, Atiqa learns the true identity of her parents, both long deceased, and slowly builds a friendship with Ali as they share stories of their past.

We learn of Atiqa's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815611250
• ISBN13: 9780815611257
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 8.9"