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Enayat al-Zayyat — Love and Silence with Iman Mersal
Send us a text Dying by suicide shortly after her novel, Love and Silence, was rejected for publication in 1963, Egyptian writer Enayat al-Zayyat gained brief recognition when the book was finally published four years after her death. Discovering the novel in a Cairo market some 30 years later launched acclaimed Egyptian writer Iman Mersal on a decades-long, life-altering quest to solve the many mysteries about al-Zayyat’s life, death and legacy. Mersal joins us in this episode to discuss the recent English translation of her award-winng 2019 book, Traces of Enayat, and the nexus between al-Zayyat’s story and her own. Mentioned in this episode: Traces of Enayat by Iman Mersal How to Mend: Motherhood and Its Ghosts by Iman Mersal The Threshold by Iman Mersal Love and Silence by Enayat al-Zayyat The Open Door by Latifa al-Zayyat The Open Door film Egyptian Actress Nadia Lutfi City of the Dead cemetery in Cairo Ludwig Keimer German Institute of Antiquities Support the show For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.com Subscribe to our substack newsletter. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast
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