The Fall of the Imam

The Fall of the Imam
Author Nawal El Saadawi
Translator Sherif Hetata
Country Egypt
Language Arabic
Publisher Methuen (UK)
Publication date
 1987
Published in English
 1988
Media type Print (paperback)
Pages 174
ISBN 0413175103

The Fall of the Imam is a novel by Egyptian writer Nawal El Saadawi published in Arabic in 1987. The English translation by the author's husband Sherif Hetata was published in 1988.[1]

Plot summary

Set in an unnamed Arabic country, the two main characters are The Imam, the hypocritical leader of the country, full of hatred and spite towards anybody born more fortunate than him, and a beautiful illegitimate orphan, Bint Allah (Daughter of God). The story centres around two extremely grisly events. First, the stoning and mutilation of a woman, performed more to terrorize his opponents and silence his critics than to conform to God’s will, leaves the reader in no doubt as to the brutality of the ruling power. The second event is the assassination of the Imam himself, and the turmoil this brings to the country. [2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Explore the British Library". Catalogue.bl.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Fall of the Imam by Nawal El Saadawi". Newhumanist.org.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2015-07-27.


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