Diary of a Child Called Souad

In Diary of a Child Called Souad, El Saadwi gives us a young female protagonist whose spirit longs for freedom from the restraints in her world that she does not understand. Through Souad's eyes, we see the oppression of women within a household, as we witness her grandfather's fierce dominance over her family and her grandmother's and aunt's unbearable silence. With Souad's story, El Saadwi paints a precise, tragic portrait of the personal--yet universal--tragedy experienced by an entire society of Egyptian girls.

About the author

Nawal El Saadawi is a renowned Egyptian writer, novelist, and activist. She has published over forty books, which have been translated into over thirty languages.

Product details

• Authors: Nawal El Saadawi
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 08.10.2015, delayed
• EAN: 9781783605699
• ISBN: 978-1-78360-569-9
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature