I Sweep the Sun Off Rooftops ;; stories by Hanan al-Shaykh; translated by Catherine Cobham

New York: Anchor Books, Doubleday, 1998. First U.S. edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. Very Fine. Octavo in multi-color blue and orange decorated wraps; 267 p.; 21 cm. A paperback original. Short Stories by this Lebanese woman writer now living in London. Hana al-Shaykh also wrote: Women of Sand and Myrrh; and The Story of Zahra; and Beirut Blues. Contents:A season of madness -- The spirit is engaged now (Do you want to hold?) -- The marriage fair -- The land of dreams -- Place de la catastrophe -- I don't want to grow up -- I sweep the sun off rooftops -- The funfair -- The white peacock of Holland Park -- An unreal life -- The scratching of angels' pens -- Cupid complaining to Venus -- Qut al-Qulub -- The holiday -- Do you know someone who can teach me the piano? -- The keeper of the virgins -- The land of the sun.