A Comparative Study of Feminist Criticism in the Works of Female Writers Based on Novels by Simin Daneshvar and Nawal El Saadwi

Many efforts have been made to realize women's rights, in the works of women’s writers all around the world. Sometimes certain of these works been exaggerated, and occasionally they have been balanced and achieved good results. By examining the views, actions, language and literature of female heroes, this study seeks to find the aspects of similarity and difference in in these novels: “Suva Shun”, “Wandering Island” and “Wanderer Cameleer” by Simin Daneshvar and “Memoirs of a Woman Doctor” and “My Memories from Women's Prison” by Nawal El Saadawi based on feminist criticism. The purpose of this study is to reflect the similarities and differences between the two aforementioned Persian and Arab writers in order to find the cultural similarities and differences between the two authors. The selected novels of Nawal, were first translated and then based on American Comparative literature school have been compared with Simin's selected works. This descriptive-analytical study indicated that although both writers have reflected feminist views in their works, but Simin generally falls short of defending women's rights and identities in some cases, while Nawal is more radical.