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<p><p>nawal El Saadawi's Books Are Known For Their Powerful Denunciation Of Patriarchy In Its Many Forms&#58; Social, Political, And Religious. Set In An Insane Asylum, <i>the Innocence Of The Devil</i> 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&#58; Physical Violation Of Women Is Not Simply A Social Or Political Phenomenon, It Is A Religious One As Well.<br>while More Measured In Tone Than Salman Rushdie's <i>satanic Verses</i>, 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.</p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p>in This Densely Structured Allegorical Novel, Saadawi (<i>the Fall Of The Imam</i>), Egypt's Foremost Feminist Writer, Again Confronts The Role Of Women In Muslim Society-this Time, By Imaginin

Author

Nawal El Saadawi; translatedfrom the Arabic by Sherif Hetata

Publisher

University of California Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780520088894

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.25 / 5 (76 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14