Review With Sarmada, Fadi Azzam proves to us that there are still undiscovered gems in Arabic literature... beautiful writing, long stifled by dictatorship, has just begun to free itself from the grips of censorship. Sarmada and its women dance in front of us with all their senses; they take us by the hand and escort us into their village homes, where the events of this great novel take place. --Rafik Schami author of The Dark Side of Love Read more About the Author Fadi Azzam was born in 1973 in Swaida, Southern Syria. He is an acclaimed freelance journalist and the author of Thahtaniat, a collection of short stories. Read more
M**K
An unusual read.
This was a most unusual read. The story took twists I did not expect and left me with images and ideas that will linger. At times the language was a bit awkward but it may simply be that certain things don't really translate, as is often the case between languages. That said, I still found this a delightful and unexpected book.
S**R
... a first time novel and characters could have been better developed,
It was a first time novel and characters could have been better developed,. Ends were left dangling.
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