The Circling Song

by Nawal Sadawi

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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,… (more)

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This is a beautifully written, very violent story. The composition is indeed circular like the game in the title. Even though I wanted to skip over the graphic descriptions of violent I couldn't, because I lost my place in the circle if I did. It is not an easy read, but well worth it. (

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Woman at Point Zero, The Circling Song by Nawal El Saadawi

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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,

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