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100 1 _aPickthall, Marmaduke William,
_d1875-1936
245 1 0 _aVeiled Women
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2018-06-09
508 _aE-text prepared by Fritz Ohrenschall, Emmanuel Ackerman, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org). Missing page images were obtained from HathiTrust Digital Library (https://www.hathitrust.org/).
520 _a"Veiled Women" by Marmaduke William Pickthall is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of Cairo, the story explores the lives of women in a Muslim household, focusing on the themes of love, cultural identity, and the intricacies of gender roles. The narrative is largely centered around Barakah, an English governess who becomes embroiled in the complexities of her new life as the bride of Yûsuf Bey, navigating her identity amidst a foreign culture. The opening of the novel introduces the vibrant environment of Cairo and presents the interactions among women in a wealthy household. The narrative begins with a free servant, Hind, who performs a ritual with a crow, seeking fortune and happiness among her companions. The scene evolves to reveal the dynamics of the household, including the fraught relationship between the domineering mother, Fitnah Khânum, and the English governess who becomes the object of her jealousy. As the Pasha, Muhammad Sâlih, begins to navigate the implications of marrying his son to a foreign woman, tensions arise within the household, hinting at the conflicts to come. The stage is set for Barakah's entry into a new life while confronting the cultural expectations and challenges she faces as her wedding approaches. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBritish -- Egypt -- Fiction
653 _aEgypt -- Fiction
653 _aHarems -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57297
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