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The Woman and the Cat
Layla al-Othman
1985
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The author's first novel, on a woman's place in Kuwaiti society.
Why this book matters
A leading woman's voice in Kuwait. In 2000 she was tried over her writing on morality charges — a case that became a symbol of the fight for free expression in the Gulf.
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