Do female autobiographers hide behind the narrative of the novel?. Is the lack of work by women writing autobiographies due to the absence of a culture of recognition and exposure in general in Arab societies? The Qatari novelist Hoda Al Nuaimi, the author of the biography “The Palms’ Revelation,” points out that in this book she preferred to be the frank and transparent narrator.

Tunisian novelist Fathia Dabash says all male and female writers, both East and West, draw inspiration from their lives and their localities in their writings.