Publisher Description

This series is designed to bring to North American readers the once-unheard voices of writers who have achieved wide acclaim at home, but are not recognized beyond the borders of their native lands. With special emphasis on women writers, Interlink's Emerging Voices series publishes the best of the world's contemporary literature in translation or original English.

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"The cultural anachronism that was the Imamate of Yemen is artfully captured in The Hostage ... At times reminiscent of Abdelrahman Munif's "Cities of Salt" trilogy... Dammaj's work vibrantly portrays a real Yemen that is still unknown to many Westerners, even as it is once again torn by revolution. Recommended..."

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