In A Daughter of Isis, Nawal El Saadawi, author of Woman at Point Zero and one of the Arab world’s greatest writers, tells the story of the formative years which shaped an iconic voice in global feminism. In poignant and moving prose we learn about her relationships with her family, her traumatic experience of female genital mutilation at seven years old and escaping suitors at ten and her journey from the rural Egyptian village of her birth to metropolitan Cairo to study medicine. Filled with warmth as well as critical reflection, this book reveals the early years of a remarkable life dedicated to the fight for justice and equality.
A Daughter of Isis
Nawal El Saadawi
Volume one of the autobiography of Nawal El Saadawi, the Arab world's leading feminist.Rights Sold
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Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date: 27-06-2024
Format: Paperback | 198 x 129mm | 368 pagesAbout the Author
Nawal El Saadawi was an internationally renowned writer, novelist and fighter for women’s rights both within Egypt and abroad. She heldhonorary 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 included 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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