Description
In this novel, Hanan al-Shaykh reaches a turning point in her narrative journey. This writer, who has explored the world of Arab women and established a unique voice in presenting it, achieves in “Musk of the Gazelle” the ability to capture and present the experience in its various forms and levels.
Four women and eight eyes, and reality presents itself. It is as if narrative writing is the midwife of a reborn reality, one we discover and are astonished by its existence, veiled by our own eyes. Writing unveils the eye and leaves it alone before what it sees.
“Musk of the Gazelle” comes to affirm Hanan al-Shaykh’s presence and distinction, and to offer a firsthand account of the reality of women in the Arabian Desert. In this sense, “Musk of the Gazelle” is a debut novel. A debut because it approaches reality like someone discovering a new continent. And in discovery there is wonder, fear, and love. Four women and stories of a new world taking shape before us.
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