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مذكرات طبيبة

مذكرات طبيبة

Literary FictionBiography
Pages
110
Published
1958
Language
Arabic

Synopsis

Nawal El Saadawi's first novel follows an unnamed young Egyptian woman who defies her family's expectations to study medicine, becoming a doctor in a society that has no ready place for her. Drawing on El Saadawi's own experience as a female medical student in Cairo, the novel is a fictionalized, first-person coming-of-age account of a woman forging an identity and a career against deep-rooted patriarchal resistance — the seed of the feminist voice El Saadawi would spend the rest of her career developing.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

InspiringThought-ProvokingEmotionalReflective
Coming of Age

Genres

Literary Fiction Biography Memoir

About the author

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Nawal El Saadawi

Egyptian feminist writer, physician, psychiatrist and activist. She earned her MD from Cairo University in 1955 and an MPH from Columbia University in 1966, working as a physician and later as director-general of health education within Egypt's ministry of health until her 1972 dismissal over her book Women and Sex. In 1982 she founded the Arab Women's Solidarity Association, and in 1981 she was imprisoned for two months under President Anwar Sadat for her writing and activism, during which she...

Frequently asked questions

  • Does A Daughter of Isis: The Autobiography of Nawal El Saadawi connect to this book?

    A Daughter of Isis is a later, more comprehensive autobiography by Nawal El Saadawi that expands on themes and experiences touched upon in Memoirs of a Woman Doctor, offering a broader perspective on her life and activism.

  • Is Memoirs of a Woman Doctor based on Nawal El Saadawi's real experiences?

    This novel is widely considered to be semi-autobiographical, drawing heavily on Nawal El Saadawi's personal experiences as a medical student and doctor in rural Egypt, reflecting her early struggles and observations of societal injustices.

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