Women writing Africa, the Northern region
By: editors, Moha Ennaji ... [et al.].
Contributors: Ennaji, Moha.
Series: Women writing africa project -- vol. 4
Publisher: The Feminist Press at The City University of New York
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York (N.Y.)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9781558615885; 9781558615892
Subjects: North African literature -- Women authors -- Translations into English
Genres: Translations into English.
Description: "Women Writing Africa: The Northern Region includes over 100 texts in nine different languages from six countries - Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan, and Tunisia. Drawing on oral written sources, the entries span several millennia and range from an ancient Egyptian Queen's marriage proposal to modern women advocating new marriage and family laws. Writers such as Leila Abou Zeid, Amina Arfaoui, Salwa Bakr, Assia Djebar, Nawal El Saadawi, and Fatima Mernissi explore love, marriage, polygamy, the veil, the struggle for nationhood, and the right to employment."--Book cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.