Diary of a Child Called Souad
Diary of a Child Called Souad is Nawal El Saadawi's first autobiography, 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 in this novel
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Series Editor Omnia Amin
This book series targets the publication of wellknown names in modern and contemporary Arab literature, including feminist writer Dr. Nawal El Saadawi and renowned poets Mahmoud Darwish and Ahmed Hijazi, as well as potential young writers and winners of the Arab Booker Prize. The aim of this series is to introduce to English-speaking readers new material and important works from the canon of Arab literature that already enjoy an established audience and are seen as landmarks in the Arab literary tradition. Books in this series will also introduce rising stars in contemporary Arab literature whose works are promising and expected to be the landmarks of the future. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/15085
Nawal El Saadawi
Diary of a Child Called Souad Introduced and translated from Arabic by Omnia Amin
Nawal El Saadawi Cairo, Egypt Translated by Omnia Amin
Giants of Contemporary Arab Literature ISBN 978-1-137-58936-1 ISBN 978-1-137-58730-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-137-58730-5
Library of Congress Control Number: 2015035296 Translation from the Arabic language edition: Mothakarat Tifla Ismaha Souad by Nawal El Saadawi, © Al Saqi 2015. All Rights Reserved. © Omnia Amin 2016, Published by Palgrave Macmillan, A Division of Nature America Inc. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration © Pedro Antonio Salaverría Calahorra / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Nature America Inc. New York
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Special thanks to Dr. David Palfreyman for his revisions and editing of this project.
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CONTENTS
1 Introduction: Why is Nawal El Saadawi Banned?
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2 Author’s Introduction
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3 Diary of a Child Called Souad
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4 Nawal El Saadawi and a History of Oppression: Brief Biographical Facts
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5 Interview with Nawal El Saadawi
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Index
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CHAPTER 1
Intro
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