Girls Of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea
A candid, epistolary portrait of four young Saudi women in Riyadh who juggle ambition, romance, and family duty as they confront arranged marriages, clandestine affairs, and the constraints of conservative society. Told through an anonymous columnist's intimate letters, the novel traces their friendships, heartbreaks, and attempts to balance desire and tradition, exposing class tensions, gender double standards, and the collision between modernity and cultural expectations. Its frank depiction of love, betrayal, and social hypocrisy sparked controversy at home while offering a vivid, personal glimpse into contemporary Saudi life.
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- Published
- 2005
- Nationality
- Saudi
- Length
- Unknown
- Pages
- 320-360 pages
- Original Language
- Arabic
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- Alternate Titles
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- Banat al-Riyadh
- The Girls of Riyadh
- بنات الرياض
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