Description
| Product ID: | 9780755651566 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | A Daughter of Isis |
| Subtitle: | The Early Life of Nawal El Saadawi, In Her Own Words |
| Authors: | Author: Nawal El Saadawi |
| Page Count: | 368 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: writers, Autobiography: literary, Feminism and feminist theory, Political activism / Political engagement, Feminism & feminist theory, Political activism, Egypt |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-06-27 |