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The Dramatic Literature of Nawal El Saadawi
Nawal El-Saadawi
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Description for The Dramatic Literature of Nawal El Saadawi
Paperback. Offers introductions to the two plays "God Resigns" and "Isis", which develop key themes of Nawal El Saadawi's work: that religions are inimical to women and the poor; that the oppression of women is reprehensible and not solely characteristic of the Middle East or the Third World; and that free speech is fundamental to any society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
In Nawal El Saadawi's play God Resigns , the prophets and great women gather for a meeting with God. Satan arrives to tender his resignation, but neither Jesus, Mohammad, nor Moses is willing to replace him. Finally, God himself resigns in disgust. Eygptian officials declared the work heretical because 'God cannot resign' and ordered her publisher to destroy all copies. El Saadawi was charged with insulting Islam and was threatened with arrest on return to Egypt. Isis is a critique of the discriminatory rules that control women - the daughters of Isis - in North Africa and ... Read more
In Nawal El Saadawi's play God Resigns , the prophets and great women gather for a meeting with God. Satan arrives to tender his resignation, but neither Jesus, Mohammad, nor Moses is willing to replace him. Finally, God himself resigns in disgust. Eygptian officials declared the work heretical because 'God cannot resign' and ordered her publisher to destroy all copies. El Saadawi was charged with insulting Islam and was threatened with arrest on return to Egypt. Isis is a critique of the discriminatory rules that control women - the daughters of Isis - in North Africa and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Saqi Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780863566837
SKU
V9780863566837
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About Nawal El-Saadawi
Nawal El Saadawi is Distinguished Visiting Professor at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Her novels include Memoirs of a Woman Doctor, Love in the Kingdom of Oil, Two Women in One and The Fall of the Imam (all Saqi).
Reviews for The Dramatic Literature of Nawal El Saadawi
'More than any other woman, El Saadawi has come to embody the trialsof Arab feminism.' San Francisco Chronicle