Book Review

Princess (1992)

Reviewed by Margot Mifflin | Oct 30, 1992

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Details Writer: Jean P. Sasson; Genres: Nonfiction, Politics and Current Events, Women's Studies; Publisher: William Morrow

If the notion of a Saudi Arabian feminist seems oxymoronic, this life story shows what Saudi men are doing to keep it that way. Jean P. Sasson (The Rape of Kuwait) describes the life of a member of the royal family who offers her chilling story, pseudonymously, as a plea for help. The princess tells of female circumcisions, pubescent girls married off to middle-aged men, and rape victims stoned to death, while Saudi men buy wives and sell daughters like cattle. Princess is a vivid account of an air-conditioned nightmare. A

Originally posted Oct 30, 1992 Published in issue #142 Oct 30, 1992 Order article reprints

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