{"product_id":"memoirs-from-the-womens-prison-nawal-el-saadawi-9780520088887","title":"Memoirs from the Women's Prison","description":"Often likened to Rigoberta Menchu and Nadine Gordimer, Nawal El Saadawi is one of the world's leading feminist authors. Director of Health and Education in Cairo, she was summarily dismissed from her post in 1972 for her political writing and activities. In 1981 she was imprisoned by Anwar Sadat for alleged \"crimes against the State\" and was not released until after his assassination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMemoirs from the Women's Prison\u003c\/i\u003e offers both firsthand witness to women's resistance to state violence and fascinating insights into the formation of women's community. Saadawi describes how political prisoners, both secular intellectuals and Islamic revivalists, forged alliances to demand better conditions and to maintain their sanity in the confines of their cramped cell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaadawi's haunting prose makes \u003ci\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/i\u003e an important work of twentieth-century literature. Recognized as a classic of prison writing, it touches all who are concerned with political oppression, intellectual freedom, and personal dignity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nawal El Saadawi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520088883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520088887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.57w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/19\/1994 pg. 63","brand":"Nawal El Saadawi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995550384383,"sku":"9780520088887","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fb150566-0c62-4f62-8bc1-e887da329702.jpg?v=1683336453","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/memoirs-from-the-womens-prison-nawal-el-saadawi-9780520088887","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}