Sexual Behaviour as a Power Strategy in Rā’iḥat al-qirfah by Samar Yazbik

Articolo della rivista, Anno XIV, numero 27, giugno 2024
This article discusses the connection between power and sexual activity as seen in the novel Rā’iḥat al-qirfah (The Scent of Cinnamon) by the Syrian author Samar Yazbik. It addresses how the fictional society constructed in the novel sees sexual prowess as an instrument of power and how the author uses [...]