About the BookThe writing of Nawal el Saadawi is essential to anyone wishing to understand the contemporary Middle East. Her dissident voice has stayed as consistent in its critique of the neo-imperialist international politics as it has of the oppression of women both in her native Egypt and in the world beyond. Saadawi is a figure of international significance and her work has a central place in the history and culture of the Arabic world of the last fifty years. This book, the first volume in 'Zed's Essential Feminists' series, gathers a section of the whole range of Saadawi's writing together in one volume for the first time. From fiction - novellas and short stories - to essays on politics, culture, religion and sex, from extensive interviews to her work as a dramatist, from poetry to selections of her travel writing, this book will be essential to anyone wishing to gain a sense of the total range of Saadawi's work. ContentsAcknowledgements Preface by Nawal El Saadawi Timeline Introduction by Adele Newson-Horst I. Articles/Essays/Non-fictional Prose 1. How to Write and Why 2. How to Fight Against the Postmodern Slave System 3. First Trip Outside the Homeland 4. Introduction to The Hidden Face of Eve 5. The Seventh International AWSA Conference 6. Women and the Poor 7. God Above, Husband Below 8. The House of Desolation 9. The Streetwalker and the Woman Writer 10. Muslim Women in the Market 11. Bodour 12. Writing and Freedom 13. The Three Universal Taboos: Sex, Religion, and Politics 14. Breeding Terror or an Uncivilized Clash of Civilizations 15. Breeding Terror or an Uncivilized Clash of Civilizations 16. Fear and Writing 17. Obama's Speech in Cairo II. Fiction and Poetry 18. Death of an Ex-Minister 19. My Ideal Mother 20. A Paper that was Never Presented for Publication 21. Sixteen Short Poems 22. Inspired by the Summit Meeting with the Elite 23. The Impact of Fanatic Religious Thought III. Drama 24. Twelve Women in a Cell IV. Interviews and Criticism 25. Feminism in Egypt: A Conversation with Nawal El Saadawi 26. Fed Up with Limited Thinking: An Interview 27. Conversations with Nawal El Saadawi 28. Nawal El Saadawi's Fall of the Imam: The Daughter of the Goddess of the Land Fells the Imam and Rises Again V. Bibliographies 1. Bibliography of Book Length Works 2. Bibliography of Interviews 3. Bibliography of Criticism Index About the AuthorNawal El Saadawi is a renowned Egyptian writer, novelist and activist. She has published over 40 books, which have been translated into over 30 languages. Nawal El Saadawi graduated from the University of Cairo Medical College in 1955, specializing in psychiatry, and practiced as a medical doctor until taking the position of Director General for Public Health Education in the Ministry of Health. In 1972 she lost her job in the Egyptian government because of her banned book: Woman and Sex. In 1982, she established the Arab Women's Solidarity Association (AWSA), the Egyptian Branch of which was outlawed in Egypt in 1991.
About the BookThe writing of Nawal el Saadawi is essential to anyone wishing to understand the contemporary Middle East. Her dissident voice has stayed as consistent in its critique of the neo-imperialist international politics as it has of the oppression of women both in her native Egypt and in the world beyond. Saadawi is a figure of international significance and her work has a central place in the history and culture of the Arabic world of the last fifty years. This book, the first volume in 'Zed's Essential Feminists' series, gathers a section of the whole range of Saadawi's writing together in one volume for the first time. From fiction - novellas and short stories - to essays on politics, culture, religion and sex, from extensive interviews to her work as a dramatist, from poetry to selections of her travel writing, this book will be essential to anyone wishing to gain a sense of the total range of Saadawi's work. ContentsAcknowledgements Preface by Nawal El Saadawi Timeline Introduction by Adele Newson-Horst I. Articles/Essays/Non-fictional Prose 1. How to Write and Why 2. How to Fight Against the Postmodern Slave System 3. First Trip Outside the Homeland 4. Introduction to The Hidden Face of Eve 5. The Seventh International AWSA Conference 6. Women and the Poor 7. God Above, Husband Below 8. The House of Desolation 9. The Streetwalker and the Woman Writer 10. Muslim Women in the Market 11. Bodour 12. Writing and Freedom 13. The Three Universal Taboos: Sex, Religion, and Politics 14. Breeding Terror or an Uncivilized Clash of Civilizations 15. Breeding Terror or an Uncivilized Clash of Civilizations 16. Fear and Writing 17. Obama's Speech in Cairo II. Fiction and Poetry 18. Death of an Ex-Minister 19. My Ideal Mother 20. A Paper that was Never Presented for Publication 21. Sixteen Short Poems 22. Inspired by the Summit Meeting with the Elite 23. The Impact of Fanatic Religious Thought III. Drama 24. Twelve Women in a Cell IV. Interviews and Criticism 25. Feminism in Egypt: A Conversation with Nawal El Saadawi 26. Fed Up with Limited Thinking: An Interview 27. Conversations with Nawal El Saadawi 28. Nawal El Saadawi's Fall of the Imam: The Daughter of the Goddess of the Land Fells the Imam and Rises Again V. Bibliographies 1. Bibliography of Book Length Works 2. Bibliography of Interviews 3. Bibliography of Criticism Index About the AuthorNawal El Saadawi is a renowned Egyptian writer, novelist and activist. She has published over 40 books, which have been translated into over 30 languages. Nawal El Saadawi graduated from the University of Cairo Medical College in 1955, specializing in psychiatry, and practiced as a medical doctor until taking the position of Director General for Public Health Education in the Ministry of Health. In 1972 she lost her job in the Egyptian government because of her banned book: Woman and Sex. In 1982, she established the Arab Women's Solidarity Association (AWSA), the Egyptian Branch of which was outlawed in Egypt in 1991. |
