The Essential Nawal El Saadawi
The writings of Nawal El Saadawi are essential to anyone wishing to understand the contemporary Arab world. Her dissident voice has remained consistent in its critique of neo-imperialist international politics as well as in its denunciation of women's oppression, both in her native Egypt and globally.
Saadawi is a figure of international significance, and her work holds a central place in Arabic history and culture over the last half century. Featuring work never before translated into English, The Essential Nawal El Saadawi gathers a wide range of Saadawi's writing. From novellas and short stories to essays on politics, culture, religion, and sex; from extensive interviews to her work as a dramatist; from poetry to autobiography, this book is indispensable for anyone wishing to grasp the breadth of Saadawi's work.
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The writings of Nawal El Saadawi are essential to anyone wishing to understand the contemporary Arab world. Her dissident voice has remained consistent in its critique of neo-imperialist international politics as well as in its denunciation of women's oppression, both in her native Egypt and globally.
Saadawi is a figure of international significance, and her work holds a central place in Arabic history and culture over the last half century. Featuring work never before translated into English, The Essential Nawal El Saadawi gathers a wide range of Saadawi's writing. From novellas and short stories to essays on politics, culture, religion, and sex; from extensive interviews to her work as a dramatist; from poetry to autobiography, this book is indispensable for anyone wishing to grasp the breadth of Saadawi's work.
