Wanna be a bride (; ) 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. The book was published by the Egyptian printing house Shorouk in 2008. 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.
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
Translations + Language Translator Publisher Title Data/year Italian Barbara Teresi Epoché Edizioni Che il velo sia da sposa! 2 October 2009 English Nora Eltahawy University of Texas Press Wanna be a bride (alternatively translated as Wanna-B-A-Bride or I Want to Get Married) 23 September 2010 Dutch Djûke Poppinga & Abeer Soliman Nieuw Amsterdam Ik wil trouwen! 22 October 2010 German Kristina Bergmann Lenos Verlag Ich will heiraten!: Partnersuche auf Ägyptisch February 2012 French Marie Charton Editions de l'Aube La ronde des prétendants (alternatively translated as Cherche mari désespérément) 24 October 2012
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. The book has received positive reviews and was covered in the Egyptian media in popular talk shows and newspapers (e.g. Almasry Alyoum, Los Angeles Times, la Repubblica, The Independent).
References
External links Wanna be a bride, the Arabic blog Che il velo sia da sposa!, the Italian blog Ghada Abdel Aal and her Book I Want to Get Married!: From Anonymous Blogger to Bestselling Author Qantara.de