A Mountainous Journey - Fadwa Tuqan

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A Mountainous Journey, Fadwa Tuqan, translated from Arabic by Olive Kenny, 1985, Palestine, AUTOBIOGRAPHY

"...When Palestine falls in 1948, "Arab society [is] shaken, politically, socially and culturally," and Fadwa Tuqan's world grows: now she is able to meet in coffeehouses with friends, both female and male, to travel, and to write poetry that reflects her budding political awareness...Fadwa Tuqan emerged from her life of dictated attire and seclusion to become a politically active feminist..."

(H.S., p. 299)