Emerging Voices from the Middle East

The Emerging Voices from the Middle East series is intended to reflect the wide spectrum of expression that has come into being since the turn of the millennium. The Middle East is witnessing an unprecedented literary revolution, with new voices ushering in new articulation of of identity, social methods, and literary genres. By focusing on new authors who began publishing in the twenty-first century, this series will introduce readers to writers who are at the cutting edge of Middle Eastern culture.

1. I Want to Get Married!
   One Wannabe Bride's Misadventures with Handsome Houdinis, Technicolor Grooms, Morality Police, and Other Mr. Not Quite Rights (2010)
   By Ghada Abdel Aal
   Translated by Nora Eltahawy