This sentence is an example of an idiom
The question is asking to state how does the author of A modern Love Letter create surprise,so I think , El Saadawi, challenge the preconceptions of what love is and how it is seen in the modern setting.
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Noun:
A currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth.
Can also be a verb:
Be circulated as an unverified account.
