God Dies by the Nile and Other Novels (God Dies by the Nile, Searching, and The Circling Song)

God Dies by the Nile is Saadawi's attempt to square religion with a society in which women are respected as equals; Searching expresses the poignancy of loss and doubt with the hypnotic intensity of a remembered dream; while in The Circling Song , Saadawi pursues the conflicts of sex, class, gender and military violence deep into the psyche. Collected for the first time in one complete volume, God Dies by the Nile and other Novels are three of El Saadawis most remarkable tales of tragedy, revenge, despair, and violence. Powerful and moving, El Saadawi masterfully captures the personal struggles of women in a society steeped in hypocrisy and reveals the daily revolt of women against the corrupt norms of the Arab world. God Dies By The Nile -- Searching -- The Circling Song. Nawal El Saadawi ; Translations By Sherif Hetata, Shirley Eber. Three classic Saadawi novels in one volume, tackling religion, love and women's emancipation.