A Daughter of Isis: The Early Life of Nawal El Saadawi by Nawal El Saadawi

A Daughter of Isis: The Early Life of Nawal El Saadawi

Nawal El Saadawi with Sherif Hetata (Translator)

354 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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'Against the white sand, the contours of my father's body were well defined, emphasized its existence in a world where everything was liquid, where the blue of the sea melted into the blue of the sky with nothing between. This independent existenc...

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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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