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Eleven Words for Love: A Journey through Arabic Expressions of Love

Rana Abdel-Fattah

As her family settles into a new country, a young girl considers the many ways to express love in Arabic. She poetically names eleven Arabic words, which appear in the text, while describing different forms of love through her family’s language. The story joins a family’s transition to a new home with language, cultural memory, and the varied meanings carried by words for love.

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Book details

Themes
Cultural Heritage · Immigration And Migration · Language And Communication · Love
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pages
40
ISBN-13
9781536230215
Language
English