A Daughter of Isis by Nawal El Saadawi
Beautifully repackaged, volume one of the autobiography of Nawal El Saadawi, the Arab world's leading feminist.
In this book we see how, from an early age, Saadawi combines her love of the Arabic language with her awareness of gender-based oppression to create texts which are as subversive as they are moving* Modern African Studies *
As I finished reading Dr. Nawal's autobiography I felt a sudden sense of loss. I didn't want to leave her. I went back and read the last sections again, and then again, until I remembered how many other books she has written. Then I felt delight that I will be able to return to her words and to her stories, and that so many others will share in them. * Bettina Aptheker *
This is a book we should all be reading * Doris Lessing *
I think her life has been one long death threat. At a time when nobody else was talking, she spoke the unspeakable. * Margaret Atwood, BBC Imagine *
As I finished reading Dr. Nawal's autobiography I felt a sudden sense of loss. I didn't want to leave her. I went back and read the last sections again, and then again, until I remembered how many other books she has written. Then I felt delight that I will be able to return to her words and to her stories, and that so many others will share in them. * Bettina Aptheker *
This is a book we should all be reading * Doris Lessing *
I think her life has been one long death threat. At a time when nobody else was talking, she spoke the unspeakable. * Margaret Atwood, BBC Imagine *
Nawal El Saadawi was an internationally renowned writer, novelist and fighter for women’s rights both within Egypt and abroad. She held honorary doctorates from, among others, the universities of York, Illinois at Chicago, St Andrews and Tromso as well as Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Her many prizes and awards include the Premi Internacional Catalunya in 2003, the Council of Europe North–South Prize in 2004, the Women of the Year Award (UK) in 2011, the Sean MacBride Peace Prize (Ireland) in 2012, and the French National Order of Merit in 2013. Her books have been translated into over forty languages worldwide. They are taught in universities across the world.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781786993069 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786993066 |
| Title | A Daughter of Isis |
| Author | Nawal El Saadawi |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2018-05-15 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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