{"product_id":"a-nose-and-three-eyes-a-novel-1","title":"Nose and Three Eyes","description":"\u003cb\u003eA NOTABLE AFRICAN BOOK OF 2024 (\u003ci\u003eBRITTLE PAPER\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eWritten by iconic Egyptian novelist Ihsan Abdel Kouddous, this classic of love, desire, and family breakdown smashed through taboos when first published in Arabic and continues to captivate audiences today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 1950s Cairo and 16-year-old Amina is engaged to a much older man. Despite all the excitement of the wedding preparations, Amina is not looking forward to her nuptials. And it is not because of the age gap or because of the fact that she does not love, or even really know, her fiancé. No, it is because she is involved with another man. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis other man is Dr Hashim Abdel-Latif, and while he is Amina’s first love, she is certainly not his. Also many years her senior, Hashim is well-known in polite circles for his adventures with women. \u003ci\u003eA Nose and Three Eyes \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of Amina’s love affair with Hashim, and that of two other young women: Nagwa and Rihab.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Nose and Three Eyes \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of female desire and sexual awakening, of love and infatuation, and of exploitation and despair. It quietly critiques the strictures put upon women by conservative social norms and expectations, while a subtle undercurrent of political censure was carefully aimed at the then Nasser regime. As such, it was both deeply controversial and wildly popular when first published in the 1960s. Still a household name, this novel, and its author, have stood the test of time and remain relevant and highly readable today.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American University in Cairo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49715032293720,"sku":"9781649033598","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781649033598.jpg?v=1778612432","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/a-nose-and-three-eyes-a-novel-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}