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Year of the elephant

by Laylá Abū Zayd

Collects "Year of the Elephant, in which Zahra returns home after being divorced by her modern husband for being too traditional and tries to find her place in a newly independent Morocco, along with eight other stories, an interview with the author, and a study guide.

Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?