Wanna Be a Bride

Wanna be a bride (Egyptian Arabic: عايزة أتجوز‎; [ˈʕæjzæ (ʔæ)tˈɡæwːez]) is a popular Egyptian book by Ghada Abdel Aal based on a blog of the same name about the several (failed) marriage proposals the author has gone through.[1][2][3][4][5] The book was published by the Egyptian printing house Shorouk in 2008.[6] The book has a comic tone and addresses the author's thoughts and feelings during each failed marriage proposal that she has received. The book also covers the issue of the late age of marriage in Egypt due to economic reasons.

I want to get married
AuthorGhada Abdel Aal
Original titleعايزة أتجوز
TranslatorBarbara Teresi "Italian", Nora Eltahawy "English", Djûke Poppinga "Dutch", Abeer Soliman "Dutch"
CountryEgypt
LanguageEgyptian Colloquial
SeriesMudawwan@al-Shuruq
PublisherDar al-Shuruq
Publication date
2008
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages178
ISBN9780292723979
OCLC304155096
LC ClassHQ800.4.E3 A34 2008

The author

Ghada Abdel Aal (born 21 December 1978, El-Mahalla El-Kubra) works as a pharmacist. She also wrote the screenplay of 2 TV series. She introduces herself on her blog as

a representative of 15 million females from 25 to 35 years who are pressured by the society everyday to get married even though this matter is out of their hands.[7]

Translations
Caption text
LanguageTranslatorPublisherTitleData/year
ItalianBarbara TeresiEpoché EdizioniChe il velo sia da sposa![8]
EnglishNora EltahawyUniversity of Texas PressWanna be a bride (alternatively translated as Wanna-B-A-Bride or I Want to Get Married)23 September 2010[9]
DutchDjûke Poppinga & Abeer SolimanNieuw AmsterdamIk wil trouwen!

Reception

Both the book and the blog are popular among young Egyptians (both males and females). A TV series starring Hend Sabri was made in 2010.[10] The book has received positive reviews and was covered in the Egyptian media in popular talk shows [11] and newspapers (e.g. Almasry Alyoum, Los Angeles Times, la Repubblica, The Independent).[12][13][14][15][16]

References
  1. Knickmeyer, Ellen (21 October 2008). "A Courtship Veteran Muses On Search for the Right Man". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. Abdelhadi, Magdi (12 August 2008). "Spotlight on Egypt's marriage crisis". BBC. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  3. Ghada Abdel Aal (28 October 2008). "Reader, I didn't marry him: blog lifts veil on match-making in Egypt". The Independent. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  4. Lindsey, Ursula (5 November 2009). "All the single ladies". The National. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  5. Kaaki, Lisa (30 March 2009). "From blog to best-seller". Arab News. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  6. "دار الشروق | كتب| عايزه أتجوز". Shorouk.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  7. Archived March 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Che il velo sia da sposa!". Cheilvelosiadasposa.blogspot.com. 2004-02-29. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  9. "Abdel Aal, I Want to Get Married!, University of Texas Press". Utexas.edu. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  10. "هند صبري تعود للدراما التليفزيونية بمسلسل أنا عايزة اتجوز". Masrawy.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  11. "رحاب و غاده و غاده في العاشرة مساء 1/3". YouTube. 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  12. رولا خرسا. "عايزة اتجوز". Almasry-alyoum.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  13. "Babylon & Beyond". Los Angeles Times. 3 April 2008.
  14. "Babylon & Beyond". Los Angeles Times. 5 May 2008.
  15. "The English Pen Online World Atlas - Wanna be a bride". Penatlas.org. 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  16. CCTV.com央视国际网络有限公司版权所有. "埃及剩女拒绝客厅相亲 古怪相亲术惹争议_CCTV.com_中国中央电视台". News.cctv.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
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