Umbilical Cord
Maha Hassan
Umbilical Cord contrasts life in Syria and France through the story of a mother and daughter. After her marriage in Syria, the daughter finds she must return to France to pursue a life of freedom that she cannot achieve in her homeland.
Nomination
2011 Longlist
Maha Hassan
Country of origin Syrian/Kurdish
About the author
Maha Hassan is a Syrian/Kurdish novelist and short-story writer, born in 1966. Having obtained her B.A. in Law from the University of Aleppo, she has gone on to write four published novels.