Dos mujeres en una

Synopsis of Dos mujeres en una

«Dos mujeres en una» is the novel by Nawal Al-Sa'dawi, published by Ediciones El Andén in paperback (420 pages, in Spanish).

Bahiah Shaheen, an eighteen-year-old medical student and daughter of a high-ranking Egyptian official, feels trapped between the obedient image expected of her and her desire to be someone different. A chance encounter in a gallery sets off her self-discovery and confronts her with the limits society imposes on women.

The work originally appeared in 1971 under the title «امرأتان في امرأة»; this Spanish edition was published in 2008.

For readers of contemporary fiction interested in the female condition and stories of self-discovery.