Rajaa Alsanea

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Rajaa Alsanea


Born
in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
January 01, 1981

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Rajaa Alsanea (Arabic: رجاء الصانع‎; variant spelling Rajaa al-Sanea)is a Saudi writer who became famous through her novel Girls of Riyadh, or Banat al-Riyadh. The book was first published in Lebanon in 2005 and in English in 2007. The book was long-listed for the Dublin Literary Award in 2009. Al-Sanea grew up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the daughter of a family of doctors. She currently lives in Chicago where she is a dental graduate student. She received her bachelor's degree in Dentistry from King Saud University in 2005. Her novel and lifestyle have caused controversy especially among the conservative sections of the Saudi society, but more liberal-minded individuals consider her a role model. ...more

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“Apparently, all men were the same. It was like God had given them different faces just so that women would be able to tell them apart.”
Rajaa Alsanea, Girls of Riyadh

“When love has been in your life you see that the only true, real pleasure of life is love. Every other thrill arises from that basic source of pleasure. The most meaningful songs are those your lover hums in your presence, the prettiest blossoms are the ones he offers and the only praise that counts is your beloved's. In a word or two, life only goes Technicolor in the very moment love's fingers caress it.”
Rajaa Alsanea, Girls of Riyadh

“- Ja sam na to gledala ovako - ne zaslužujem ništa manje od njega. Međutim moj je broj jedan pristao biti sa nekim manje vrednim od mene, pa sam i ja sada prisiljena biti sa nekim manje vrednim od njega.



- Tu se ne slažem sa tobom. Što se mene tiče, moj broj jedan je otišao, ali će doći neko ko je još bolji od njega! Nikada se neću podceniti, i nikada neću biti zadovoljna mrvicama.”
Rajaa Alsanea, Girls of Riyadh

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