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    Nawal El Saadawi in conversation with Lisa Appignanesi


    2 Sep 2011. 18:30 - 21:00
    Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London, UK,

    Tickets£10
    Websitehttp://www.southbankcentre.co.uk

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    Nawal El Saadawi in conversation with Lisa Appignanesi

    A rare chance to enter the life of one of Egypt’s most celebrated and outspoken writers. As a novelist and psychiatrist she has published over 40 books of fiction and non-fiction and has opened conversations about the rights of women and the fight for social equality, which led to her arrest and imprisonment. Listen to the stories of this remarkable woman whose words have transformed the lives of people in Egypt and across the world. She is in conversation with Lisa Appignanesi, President of English PEN, whose most recent book is Mad, Bad and Sad: A History of Women and the Mind Doctors from 1800 to the Present.

    This event is part of Free the Word! London 2010

    PEN International celebrates literature and promotes freedom of expression. Founded in 1921, our global community of writers now spans more than 100 countries. Our campaigns, events, publications and programmes aim to connect writers and readers wherever they are in the world.