What do you think?
Rate this book
excisée
L'Excisée, femme mutilée symboliquement par la religion, prolongement de l'autorité du Père, femme témoin de l'amputation sexuelle d'autres femmes, femme encagée qui essaie d'échapper à cet enfermement, dans un Liban défiguré par la violence, dans des pays arabes dominés par l'Occident, et dont les mâles oppriment la femme à leur tour. Où peut aller cette femme ? L'amour entre un musulman et une chrétienne est-il possible ? Ecriture où le biblique et le coranique s'entrecroisent donnant la place au chant, voix qui se cherche dans l'étouffement d'une condition millénaire, voix qui se transforme en cri lorsque le cercle se resserre trop brutalement.
174 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1982
14 people want to read
About the author
Evelyne Accad
28 books10 followersEvelyne Accad is an American/Lebanese Feminist Writer.
She was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon.
Her publications include Blessures des Mots (1993); Sexuality and War (1990); Veil of Shame (1978), L’Excisee (novel), 1982,and she is a contributor to Radically Speaking and September 11, 2001: Feminist Perspectives. She is a songwriter and interpreter of both music and lyrics. Her book, The Wounded Breast, has been published in French and Arabic
Her Career life: Ande rson College, instructor in French, 1967-68; International College, Beirut, Lebanon, teacher and girls counselor, 1968-70; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, assistant professor, 1974-79, associate professor, 1979-88, professor of French comparative literature and member of core faculty at African Center, Women’s Studies Center, and Center for Asian Studies, 1988-; Northwestern University, visiting professor, 1991.
She was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon.
Her publications include Blessures des Mots (1993); Sexuality and War (1990); Veil of Shame (1978), L’Excisee (novel), 1982,and she is a contributor to Radically Speaking and September 11, 2001: Feminist Perspectives. She is a songwriter and interpreter of both music and lyrics. Her book, The Wounded Breast, has been published in French and Arabic
Her Career life: Ande rson College, instructor in French, 1967-68; International College, Beirut, Lebanon, teacher and girls counselor, 1968-70; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, assistant professor, 1974-79, associate professor, 1979-88, professor of French comparative literature and member of core faculty at African Center, Women’s Studies Center, and Center for Asian Studies, 1988-; Northwestern University, visiting professor, 1991.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
