{"product_id":"9781623710514","title":"Sherazade","description":"Sherazade is seventeen, Algerian, and a ­runaway in Paris. This novel exposes with honesty and lyricism the various issues that affect a young woman living in a city which is both sophisticated and provincial, liberal and conservative, tolerant and prejudiced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Paris, Sherazade is pursued by Julian, the son of French-Algerians who is an ardent Arabist. Pigeon-holed by Julian into the ­traditional exotic mold, Sherazade endeavors to create her own definition of Algerian ­femininity and in doing so breaks down conventions and stereotypes. It is Julian's obsession with her that spurs her on to self-discovery and to make decisions about her future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSherazade is about a young woman haunted by her Algerian past. It is a powerful account of a person who searches for her true identity but is caught between worlds—Africa and Europe, her parents' and her own, colony and capital. Ultimately it is an ­account of possession, identity and the realities of urban life in the late twentieth century.","brand":"Interlink Publishing Group, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130709754096,"sku":"9781623710514","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781623710514_p0.jpg?v=1763860980","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781623710514","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}