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God Dies by the Nile

by Nawal Saadawi

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Zakeya hoes the stony fields on the banks of the Nile, each day as relentless and unchanging as the last. But when her two pretty young nieces fall prey to the lust of the local Mayor, a crude and petty tyrant, his cheating schemes provoke Zakeya into a startling act of revenge.

Written with all the sustained, brutal insistence of Woman at Point Zero, this tale of tragedy, deception and lust is also a moving political allegory.

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"Nawal El Saadawi writes with directness and passion, transforming the systematic brutalization of peasants and women into powerful allegory." New York Times Book Review

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"A quietly formidable achievement; its understated evocation of tragedy and strength in the face of victimization make it a graceful classic." Women's Review

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"Powerfully political." Poetry Nation Review
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About the Author

Egyptian novelist, doctor and militant writer on Arab women's problems and their struggle for liberation, Nawal El Saadawi was born in the village of Kafr Tahla. Refusing to accept the limitations imposed by both religious and colonial oppression on most women of rural origin, she qualified as a doctor in 1955 and rose to become Egypt's Director of Public Health. Since she began to write over 30 years ago, her books have concentrated on women.
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MzeeBabu, October 29, 2006 (view all comments by MzeeBabu)
If she is to receive the award, it better be two! She has lifted up women not only from her own country but worldwide. Nawal cuts mediocrity status that exist in our times and the patriarchal domination with no sympathy or excuses. I think she needs an axe now to break this link completely!
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ISBN:
9780862322953
Author:
El Saadawi, Nawal El
Author:
Sa'dawi, Nawal
Author:
El Saadawi, Nawal
Publisher:
Zed Books
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Gender Studies
Copyright:
1985
Edition Description:
This Beautiful
Publication Date:
December 1985
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
144
Dimensions:
7.25x4.29x.34 in. .37 lbs.
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