An Unnecessary Woman

by Rabih Alameddine

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Winner of the California Book Award

Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

Finalist for the National Book Award

"Beautiful and absorbing."--New York Times

An Unnecessary Woman is a breathtaking portrait of one reclusive woman's late-life crisis, which garnered a wave of rave reviews and love letters to Alameddine's cranky yet charming septuagenarian protagonist, Aaliya, a character you "can't help but love" (NPR). Aaliya's insightful musings on literature, philosophy, and art are invaded by memories of the Lebanese Civil War and her volatile past. As she tries to overcome her aging body and spontaneous emotional...

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  • ISBN10 0802122140
  • ISBN13 9780802122148
  • Publish Date 4 February 2014 (first published 1 January 2014)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 23 August 2024
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 320
  • Language English