The Circling Song

"An impressive and erudite book that offers significant interpretations of the work of one of the most important writers of the international community."--Susan Jeffords, University of Washington "An impressive and erudite book that offers significant interpretations of the work of one of the most important writers of the international community."--Susan Jeffords, University of Washington

Private Lawrence sees the world differently from those around him. Unfortunately, those around him are the British Army. To Dr. Pennyworth, Private Henry Lawrence appears to be just another wounded soldier but slowly he begins to realise that Lawrence experiences the world in a unique and inexplicable manner. From the chaos of The Great War, Lawrence begins to create order. And Physics is struggling to keep up. Pennyworth and Dr. Caroline Charteris, a Cambridge mathematician, widowed by the war, work together to unlock the mysterious mind of Henry Lawrence and to determine how he intends to use it. Then, they must decide whether to assist him or stop him. The story of Henry Lawrence is told here through the correspondence, private papers and published works of those who knew him.

Hamida and Hamido are twins, grown from a single embryo inside one womb. Violently parted, they search the city in the darkening circles of a dream, only to find, lose and find each other, each time as if it were the first. Their journey -- terrifying and exact -- leads to an unbroken cycle of corruption and brutality. With a precise and hypnotic intensity, Circling Song pursues the conflicts of sex, class, gender and military violence deep into the psyche. -- Back cover.

Hamida dan Hamido adalah saudara kembar yang tumbuh dari embrio tunggal di dalam satu rahim. Karena dipisahkan secara paksa, mereka menyusuri kota dalam lingkaran yang menggelapkan dalam sebuah harapan, hanya untuk menemukan saling kehilangan dan merasakan setiap waktu seakan-akan rasa itu baru pertama kali mereka rasakan. Perjalanan yang mereka tempuh sangat mengerikan dan benar-benar mengarah pada lingkaran korupsi dan brutalitas yang tidak putus-putusnya di kalangan pegawai pemerintah di negeri mereka. Pada suatu hari pakaian sekolah Hamida menjadi sempit. Hanya dengan bersusah payah ia dapat memasukkan tubuhnya ke dalam pakaian itu, terutama sekali dari arah depan, di atas perutnya. Melihat suatu kenyataan aneh yang belum pernah dilihat Hamida sebelumnya, mata ibunya terpaku melihat perutnya. Pandangan itu muram menakutkan yang menjadikan seluruh tubuhnya gemetar. Jari ibunya yang besar-besar itu mencengkam di sekitar tangan Hamida yang kurus itu. ‘Buka pakaian sekolahmu!’ Hamida patuh. Ia mengenakan gallabiyya dan bersandar ke dinding, sambil menemukan suatu tumpak cahaya mentari lalu duduk. Pada waktu senja, anak-anak laki-laki dan perempuan di lingkungannya akan berkumpul di sekelilingnya. Mereka akan berlarian ke jalan dan bermain petak umpat, atau main koboi-koboian, atau ‘ular sudah pergi, pergi’ atau ‘sebutir garam’, atau‘ Hamida mempunyai seorang bayi.’ Bagaimana dengan Hamido? Apa yang terjadi pada dirinya? Dengan suatu ketepatan dan intensitas hipnotis, Nawal El Saadawi menelusuri konflik-konflik seksualitas, kelas dalam masyarakat, gender, dan kekerasan yang dilakukan oleh pihak militer, semua ini begitu mendalam sampai ke lubuk jiwa. Ditulis dalam bentuk sinematik pada realisme magis, The Circling Song adalah novelnya yang sangat orisinil.

Nawal El Saadawi has been pilloried, censored, imprisoned and exiled for her refusal to accept the oppressions imposed on women by gender and class. In her life and in her writings, this struggle against sexual discrimination has always been linked to a struggle against all forms of oppression: religious, racial, colonial and neo-colonial. In 1969, she published her first work of non-fiction, Women and Sex ; in 1972, her writings and her struggles led to her dismissal from her job. From then on there was no respite; imprisonment under Sadat in 1981 was the culmination of the long war she had fought for Egyptian women's social and intellectual freedom. A Daughter of Isis is the autobiography of this extraordinary woman.

John Henry Jowett guides you through a year-long spiritual journey with My Daily Meditation, offering reflections to inspire and uplift. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year by John Henry Jowett: Enrich your daily life with the timeless reflections found in My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year by John Henry Jowett. This collection offers daily insights and meditations to inspire contemplation and spiritual growth throughout the year. Jowett's words provide a source of wisdom and solace for readers on their journey of self-discovery. Why This Book? My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year serves as a companion for those seeking moments of reflection and spiritual nourishment. Jowett's profound meditations offer daily guidance, making this collection an invaluable resource for individuals on a quest for inner peace and enlightenment. John Henry Jowett invites readers to embark on a year-long journey of self-discovery and spiritual reflection with My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year.

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.

Giovanni and his friend Campanella, who is dead from drowning, travel on a celestial railway which is a ferry of souls journeying to the afterlife.