The Innocence of the Devil - Hardcover

Sadawi, Nawal; Malti-Douglas, Fedwa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0520088891 ISBN 13: 9780520088894

Publisher: Univ of California Pr, 1994

Synopsis

Set in an insane asylum, this novel recasts the relationships of God and Satan, of good and evil. The story reveals how the patriarchal structures of Islam and Christianity are similar in their oppression of women, through the interwoven lives of two women discovering their powers.

About this title

Review:

"A daring, dazzling, and complex work."--"Ms.

About the Author:

Nawal El Saadawi is an Egyptian feminist, socialist, medical doctor, and writer. Her works includeThe Hidden Face of Eve (1982) and Memoirs from the Women's Prison (California, 1994).Sherif Hetata, who is married to Saadawi, is a physician and writer who spent thirteen years in prison for speaking out against the Egyptian government.Fedwa Malti-Douglas is Martha C. Kraft Professor of Humanities at Indiana University and the author ofMen, Women, and God(s): Nawal El Saadawi and Arab Feminist Poetics (California, 1995).

About this edition

• Publisher: Univ of California Pr
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0520088891
• ISBN 13: 9780520088894
• Binding: Hardcover