Carolina QuotesDo you prefer oranges or tangerines?
Nawal El Saadawi Connected to the Carolinas
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Bayoumi asks Firdaus this when she is coming to his house for the first time. The question is striking because Firdaus realizes she has never been asked whether she had a preference for anything before.
- work
- Woman at Point Zero (1975)
- year
- 1975
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“Do you prefer oranges or tangerines?” Nawal El Saadawi. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-8968F873BA. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/8968f873ba
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