The Circling Song [Hardcover]

Nawal El Saadawi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 9, 2009 | ISBN-10: 1848132255 | ISBN-13: 978-1848132252 | Edition: 2

Hamida and Hamido are twins, grown from a single embryo inside one womb. Violently parted, they search the city in the darkening circles of a dream, only to find, lose and find each other, each time as if it were the first. Their journey -- terrifying and exact -- leads to an unbroken cycle of corruption and brutality. With a precise and hypnotic intensity, Circling Song pursues the conflicts of sex, class, gender and military violence deep into the psyche.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"To read this book is like looking into a kaleidoscope; as each new element in the story is added, so a new configuration is formed." -- Independent

"Nawal El Saadawi's technique is impressive: at once precise, controlled and hypnotic, even in translation. The style and meaning of the book are one. A song with no beginning and no end, the author tells its universal story." -- Everywoman

"This novel is a powerful example of the kind of anger and desperation to which Arab women writers are beginning to give vent." -- Choice

"Nawal El Saadawi is a legend in her own time. This is an ambitious work indeed." -- American Book Review

 

About the Author

Nawal El Saadawi is a renowned Egyptian writer, novelist and activist. She has published over 40 books, which have been translated into over 30 languages.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Zed Books; 2 edition (June 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1848132255
• ISBN-13: 978-1848132252
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)