TY - BOOK ID - 77889323 TI - A critical study of the works of Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian writer and activist PY - 2001 SN - 077341200X 9780773412002 0773475389 9780773475380 PB - Lewiston, N.Y. Mellen DB - UniCat KW - Saadawi, El, Nawal KW - Saʻdāwī, Nawāl KW - Political and social views. KW - El Saadawi, Nawal KW - El Saadawi, N. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77889323 AB - This volume sets El Saadawi's literary work within the context of her activism, in particular showing how her ideas for the renewal of society run through her writing. As a companion for reading her fiction and nonfiction, this volume contextualizes her work by taking into consideration the complexities of Egyptian society today - in particular, Islamic fundamentalism and women's status. It also introduces the current scholarly debate on ancient women's status. Chapters on individual novels look both at technique (oral literary traditions, woman's narrative, imagery) and topic (female circumci ER -