Without
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ISBN
9781788710800
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Weight | 0.260000 |
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ISBN13/Barcode | 9781788710800 |
ISBN10 | 1788710800 |
Author | Younis AlAkhzami [translated Hartman & Nasrallah] |
Binding | Paperback |
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Date Published | 1st September 2021 |
Pages | 256 |
Publisher | Dar Arab |
Without tells a story of searching for belonging both in the world and within your own skin. Born in Saudi Arabia to a Yemeni family, the novel’s protagonist has been ill-at-ease since childhood, because she never felt like she was a girl. Alia’s alienation grows as she slowly comes to realise that she is, in fact, a man and begins the transition to live life as Ali.
This is a very important story to tell as it portrays the struggles of gender non-conforming people in society. The novel is sensitive and frank in how it approaches an intersex person’s struggles with the realities of love, friendship, and survival against the backdrop of a life lived between Saudi Arabia and Yemen, and then later the UK. Without navigates complex issues in a very human way, painting an honest portrait of how people come to terms with challenges they never expected they would face. Told in a deceptively simple style, through a tightly woven and skillful narration, Without makes these struggles resonate with us all.