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Name: Zaynab
Author: Muḥammad Ḥusayn Haykal

The story of an Egyptian farm worker as she tries to come to terms with the difficult circumstances of an arranged marriage which she does not want. This first authentic Arabic novel portrays and explores the customs and traditions of rural Egyptian at the beginning of the twentieth century.

First publish date: 1963

Authors: Muḥammad Ḥusayn Haykal

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