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Memoirs from the Women's Prison

Paperback • 2019 • 1. edition

Memoirs from the Women's Prison

By Nawal El Saadawi

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About the book

In1981, the celebrated author and activist Nawal el Saadawi was imprisoned by theSadat regime in her native Egypt, for `crimes against the state'. Throughhaunting and evocative prose, Saadawi here recounts how she and her fellowprisoners continued to resist even in captivity, and to form a community whichtranscended divisions between secular and religious activists. She reveals boththe harrowing detail and the everyday mundanity of prison life, as well as the braveryand resolve of all women resi...Show more

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9781786997708

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Zed Books Ltd

Published year

2019

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Memoirs from the Women's Prison

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Paperback

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