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Who do you think is the greatest female writer of all time? And why?

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Question added by Dina Al Khatib , Product Manager , Bayt.com
Date Posted: 2016/08/04
hassan maroof
by hassan maroof , مسؤول قسم التوك شو , صحيفة الوطن المصرية

In my opinion, it is the writer Mai ziada, because it was melted down all the details of life and features of the universe in her words, and explores meaning in one subject from all its aspects

مها شرف
by مها شرف , معلمة لغة عربية , وزارة التربية السورية

. Agatha Christie:

 

Among the best suspense fiction writers to have graced the world of Literature, Agatha Christie is a name to reckon with among the English academia. She is often referred to as the ‘Queen of Crime’ and has influenced some of the best writers in the world. According to the Guinness Book of World records she is the bestselling novelist of all time with around four billion copies of her books being sold. Her bestselling novels include ‘The Murder of Roger Ackroyd’, ‘Peril at End House’, ‘Murder on the Orient Express’, ‘The ABC Murders’, ‘And Then There Were None’ to name a few. Such is the popularity and love for Agatha Christie’s work, that it is said that after William Shakespeare she is the most read author around the world.

nada ismail
by nada ismail , English Tutor , TYJ

The best female writer is Emily Bronte since in her only novel, Wuthering Heights, she succeeded in portraying not only a singular era like other literary works but both, the Romantic and Victorian. Nevertheless, she effectively juxtaposed the beginning of her novel featuring various gothic elements while creating a rather Shakespearean "festive ending". What makes Emily's writing style unique is her exploitation of the heroic and horrific deeds in one harsh yet heart-wrenching love story. As a feminist, Bronte's collaboration of the traditional Cathrine of the first generation and the contemporary courageous Cathrine of the second generation is of my great interest. 

DOAA NOUR ELDIN
by DOAA NOUR ELDIN , back office manger , Mobinil Egypt

agatha christie

she is the greatest female writer she writed aseveral of creminal stories 

Robert Holcomb
by Robert Holcomb , Phonics Instuctor , Thomas Elementary School

My mother is the greatest writer in the history of written language. Yes, I am  biased, but her six books would make Cervantes proud!

Muhammed abd el mounem ahmed soufar
by Muhammed abd el mounem ahmed soufar , محاسب , الديوان للاغذية والمشروبات

Agatha ChristieWriter known all over the world

Rose Alawneh
by Rose Alawneh , teacher , LCB Academy

there are some names in my mind..but truly I cannot judge because I haven't read much works for female writers yet.

Ahmad Saleh
by Ahmad Saleh , Part-time English Teacher , ITA

I would say Emily Bronte. Her "Wuthering Heights " is just a masterpiece!

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Jane Austen

She managed to combine wit, humor, plot, cleverness, worldly wisdom, sagacity, aptitude and real story to dliver in her books 

Manal Fawzy Ibrahim
by Manal Fawzy Ibrahim , Chairman Deputy , Michael’s Semi-International School

Jane Eyre

She is such simple yet to the pont writer who knows well how to reach the meaning in such a sweet language

 

ABDULLAH ALKHADHER ALGAHDARI
by ABDULLAH ALKHADHER ALGAHDARI , مراقب , Blitz

VIRGINIA WOOLF - I would like to put in a word for Virginia Woolf, and especially for the under-appreciated Orlando, where the long-lived protagonist starts out as a young nobleman before becoming a wife and mother. The book runs from Elizabethan England to 1928 and says a lot about the position of women while being both clever and funny. Perhaps Woolf is a bit too “literary” for some tastes, but Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse , The Waves and A Room of One’s Own must surely speak to many. I think (hope) she will come to be recognised as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. –JackSchofield

 

To The Lighthouse, it had a huge impact on me when I first read it. It really made me consider and reconsider how I think and find direction. I loved Lily Briscoe and that devastatingly matter-of-fact middle chapter/section that splits the novel. There are so many books by women that I love, but TTL is my favourite. –daveportivo

 

Pretty much all of Woolf, whom I read voraciously during the late 90s and still dip into now and then for a quick dose of writerly inspiration. Hard to pick any one favorite, fiction or non-fiction. But A Room of One’s Own changed my life.–Jenny Bhatt

 

Start with: Mrs Dalloway – “Woolf’s great novel makes a day of party preparations the canvas for themes of lost love, life choices and mental illness,” wrote Robert McCrum

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