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 · Nedjma’s. The Almond. J. The appetite of Western readers for books about Muslim women shows no sign of declining. Take, for example, The Almond, a novel written by the pseudonymous Nedjma, billed as “the first erotic novel to be written by a Muslim woman.”. It became an instant hit in France when it was published last year, selling nearly 50, copies. Nedjma is a pseudonym of a Muslim woman writer still living in a Muslim world and The Almond purports to be a novel based on her own sexual experiences. Badra, the narrator of this book, has run away from her horrible husband. An autobiographical erotic novel written by an observant Muslim woman in contemporary North Africa, The Almond is an extraordinary and pioneering literary work, a truly unforgettable journey into the sexual undercurrents of a world that is, outwardly and to Western eyes, puritanical. Badra is a young Muslim widow who flees the small town of Imchouk to take refuge with her Uncle Slimane's 3/5(7).

Combine Editions. Nedjma. Average rating: · 1, ratings · reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors. The Almond. by. Nedjma, C. Jane Hunter (Translator) avg rating — 1, ratings — published — 37 editions. Want to Read. But the Moroccan writer Nedjma (1) had the courage to write an erotic novel, The Almond, (2) where she depicts the sexual life of a young Moroccan Muslim girl named Badra as she goes through different stages in her life discovering her sexuality, and gaining "her sensuality, her physical desire, her body and her words" (Leick, ). Nedjma broke from tradition and battered taboos, just as any American woman would in a personal journey. She shares the story of her discovery of self with grace and blasphemy that is admirable. The Almond: The Sexual Awakening of a Muslim Woman is simply erotic in its truth.

The almond Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. The almond by Nedjma; Hunter, C. Jane. Publication date Publisher New York: Grove Press. Nedjma’s. The Almond. J. The appetite of Western readers for books about Muslim women shows no sign of declining. Take, for example, The Almond, a novel written by the pseudonymous Nedjma, billed as “the first erotic novel to be written by a Muslim woman.”. It became an instant hit in France when it was published last year, selling nearly 50, copies. An autobiographical erotic novel written by an observant Muslim woman in contemporary North Africa, The Almond is an extraordinary and pioneering literary work, a truly unforgettable journey into the sexual undercurrents of a world that is, outwardly and to Western eyes, puritanical.