ISBN:
9781137587305
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (VII, 168 p)
Series Statement:
Giants of Contemporary Arab Literature
Series Statement:
Springer eBook Collection
Series Statement:
Literature, Cultural and Media Studies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Keywords:
Literature
;
Social groups
;
Sex (Psychology)
;
Gender expression
;
Gender identity
;
Ethnology Middle East
;
Fiction
;
Middle Eastern literature
;
Sociology
;
Childhood
;
Adolescence
;
Literature
;
Ethnology Middle East
;
Fiction
;
Middle Eastern literature
;
Sociology
;
Childhood
;
Adolescence
;
Social groups
;
Sex (Psychology)
;
Gender expression
;
Gender identity
Abstract:
This book is the first autobiography from leading Egyptian feminist Dr. Nawal El Saadawi, written at the age of ten in the form of fiction as she explores her early awakening to the world around her. Now known for her bold spirit and probing mind, El Saadawi uncovers through a child’s eyes in this novel the hypocritical values and traditions carried on by family, education, religion, and society. With amazing courage she weaves a tale of the fear, guilt, and repressive compliance forced upon her as a woman and upon her generation as the price to be paid for leading a civilized existence. Struggling to come to terms with taboos concerning her maturing body, the young El Saadawi reveals in this book the makings of a revolutionary spirit and relentlessly analytical mind. With introductions by the author and translator, this is a must read for devotees of El Saadawi to witness an early record of the maturing of her thoughts and the shaping of her ideas
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-137-58730-5
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