A Daughter of Isis: The Autobiography of Nawal El Saadawi by Nawal El Saadawi

A Daughter of Isis: The Autobiography of Nawal El Saadawi

Nawal El Saadawi with Sherif Hetata

294 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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Nawal El Saadawi is one of the greatest writers to come out of the Arab world. Born into a small Egyptian village in 1931, her life and writings have shown an extraordinary strength of character and a unique ability to create new worlds in the fig...

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Moods

emotional 75%
informative 75%
inspiring 75%
reflective 75%
challenging 50%
dark 25%
hopeful 25%
tense 25%

Pace

slow 75%
medium 25%

Average rating

4.11

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