We Wrote in Symbols

• Publisher: Saqi Books 
• Edited by Selma Dabbagh
• April 2021, Paperback 320pp

‘Fierce, captivating, revolutionary. A dazzling collection.’ - Elif Shafak

‘These voices are furious, witty, outrageous, tender and entranced. This collection offers much delightful entertainment and fresh perspectives on women and sex in the Middle East.’ - Marina Warner

‘An explosive and powerful new collection ... a fantastic, liberating book ... incredibly empowering and life-affirming ... I highly recommend it.’ -  Ayesha Hazarika, Times Radio

‘A fascinating collection … eye-opening in its scope and styles, and rewarding in its daring and novelty … as fun and accessible as it is successful in challenging preconceived notions of sexuality in the literary output of Arab women authors ... a revelation.’ - Erotic Review

‘Ground-breaking … the first collection of its kind in English … What We Wrote in Symbols captures most strongly is the richness and depth of erotic writing in the Arabic literary tradition, and the incredible diversity and range of its female voices. If this eye-opening collection also helps shatter some assumptions about gender and sexuality in the Arab world, it is all the more welcome.’ - Washington Post

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