The first English translation of the memoirs of Anbara Salam Khalidi, the iconic Arab feminist.
'A truly exceptional woman. Her book stands witness to a momentous period; throughout, she was in the vanguard of reform'
'A fascinating record of experiences witnessed by a pioneer feminist in Beirut whose name is rightly synonymous with the feminist, social and literary renaissance of the Arab East'
Anbara Salam Khalidi (1897 - 1986) was a feminist, activist, writer and translator of classic literary works into Arabic. Her memoirs were published as Memoirs of an Early Arab Feminist (Pluto, 2013). Marina Warner is an award-winning writer of fiction, criticism and history; her works include novels and short stories as well as studies of art, myths, symbols, and fairytales. She contributed an introduction to Memoirs of an Early Arab Feminist (Pluto, 2013) and the afterword to Shadow Lives (Pluto, 2013).