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Chargement... The Innocence of the Devil (1994)par Nawal El Saadawi
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. El Saadawi is an Egyptian writer whom I have read and admired for a number of years. She suffered considerably under Sadat for her liberal political and feminist views and writings (see Memoirs from the Women's Prison). She has chronicled well the stultifying effects of an oppressive political regime grafted onto an oppressive patriarchal society where women the physical and emotional abuse of girls and women is an unquestioned (by men) part of society's fabric. I was, therefore, a little disappointed with The Innocence of the Devil which I found too surreal for my tastes. The messages are clear, but I was confused by the structure and it seemed to labour a bit in its presentation. In fact, a rare event for me, I gave up about half way through. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Nawal El Saadawi's books are known for their powerful denunciation of patriarchy in its many forms: social, political, and religious. Set in an insane asylum, The Innocence of the Devil is a complex and chilling novel that recasts the relationships of God and Satan, of good and evil. Intertwining the lives of two young women as they discover their sexual and emotional powers, Saadawi weaves a dreamlike narrative that reveals how the patriarchal structures of Christianity and Islam are strikingly similar: physical violation of women is not simply a social or political phenomenon, it is a religious one as well. While more measured in tone than Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses, Saadawi's novel is similar in its linguistic, literary, and philosophical richness. Evoking a world of pain and survival that may be unfamiliar to many readers, it speaks in a universal voice that reaches across cultures and is the author's most potent weapon. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)892.736Literature Literature of other languages Middle Eastern languages Arabic (Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan) Arabic fiction 1945–2000Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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“Throughout my life devils have surrounded me. In my village when I was a child, I used to look for them. In Cairo, after I have grown up, they looked for me.” ( )