Zoë Ferraris
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Zoë Ferraris is an American novelist. She was born in Oklahoma. In 1991 she married a man from Saudi Arabia. She lived in Jeddah
, Saudi Arabia, with her in-laws for nine months. Her time in Saudi Arabia is the background for both of the novels she has written.
City of Veils also features characters Nayir ash-Sharqi and Katya Hijazi, both featured in Finding Nouf. This time they are investigating the murder of a young woman whose body was discovered washed up on a beach. The victim, Leila Mawar, was a film-maker working on a subversive film about the Qur'an's orgins. The Guardian
critic and crime writer Laura Wilson recommended Ferraris's second novel as one of the best fiction books of 2010.
for Finding Nouf.
Finding Nouf also won the 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction category.
Jeddah
Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...
, Saudi Arabia, with her in-laws for nine months. Her time in Saudi Arabia is the background for both of the novels she has written.
Books
Finding Nouf follows main character Nayir ash-Sharqi, a Bedouin guide, as he attempts to solve the murder of a young girl. The girl went missing three days before what was to be her arranged marriage.City of Veils also features characters Nayir ash-Sharqi and Katya Hijazi, both featured in Finding Nouf. This time they are investigating the murder of a young woman whose body was discovered washed up on a beach. The victim, Leila Mawar, was a film-maker working on a subversive film about the Qur'an's orgins. The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
critic and crime writer Laura Wilson recommended Ferraris's second novel as one of the best fiction books of 2010.
Awards
In 2009, Ferraris won an Alex AwardAlex Awards
The Alex Awards are also a separate award given for excellence in entertainment packaging.The Alex Awards is an annual event designed to commend and honor the ten books published for adults during the previous year, which have been also judged to have "special appeal" for young readers, primarily...
for Finding Nouf.
Finding Nouf also won the 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction category.