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Zeina
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ISBN13: 9780863564178
Publisher: Saqi Books
Published: Oct 4 2011
Pages: 267
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.70
Language: English
More than any other woman, Nawal El Saadawi has come has come to embody the trials of Arab feminism.--San Francisco Chronicle
The leading spokeswoman on the status of women in the Arab World.--Guardian
Saadawi writes with directness and passion.--The New York Times
Bodour, a distinguished literary critic and university professor, carries with her a dark secret. As a young university student, she fell in love with a political activist and gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, Zeina, whom she abandoned on the streets of Cairo.
Zeina grows up to become one of Egypt's most beloved entertainers, despite being deprived of a name and a home. In contrast, Bodour remains trapped in a loveless marriage, pining for her daughter. In an attempt to find solace she turns to literature, writing a fictionalized account of her life. But when the novel goes missing, Bodour is forced on a journey of self discovery, reliving and reshaping her past and her future.
Will Bodour ever discover who stole the novel? Is there any hope of her being reunited with Zeina?
Nawal El Saadawi is an internationally renowned Egyptian writer, feminist, and psychiatrist. Her works have been translated into more than thirty languages.
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