Zeina

‘A poignant and brave writer’ Marie Claire

‘Nawal El Saadawi is a formidable force in the international world of literature.’ Philip Womack, New Humanist


Bodour, a distinguished literary critic, carries with her a dark secret. As a young university student, she fell in love with a political activist and gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, Zeina, whom she abandoned on the streets of Cairo.

Zeina grows up to become one of Egypt’s most beloved entertainers, despite being deprived of a family ...