Fiction
Hind, or the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
by Hoda Barakat
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An intimate and deeply moving portrait of a heroine who suffers from acromegaly, a rare disorder that alters her physical appearance and profoundly impacts her sense of self. With a keen psychological depth and poetic sensitivity, the novel examines themes of alienation, marginalisation, and the relentless societal pursuit of beauty and perfection. Through this novel, Barakat challenges the beauty standards and societal expectations imposed on women, while simultaneously offering a meditation on human vulnerability and strength.
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Winner of the 2025 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in the Literature category.
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Author Biography
Hoda Barakat was born in Beirut in 1952 and moved to France in 1989. She studied French literature, worked as a professor and journalist, and authored several novels, plays, and articles, earning numerous Arab and international literary awards. She has received two prestigious medals of honour from the French state and is a founding member of the Montgomery College Institution for Arts and Sciences. Barakat writes her novels in Arabic, and her works have been translated into multiple languages. She currently teaches at Dartmouth College in the US.
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- Publisher Dar al Adab
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2024
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