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Woman at Point Zero
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Description
'An unforgettable, unmissable book for the new global feminist.'
The Times
'All the men I did get to know filled me with but one desire: to lift my hand and bring it smashing down on his face.'
So begins Firdaus's remarkable story of rebellion against a society founded on lies, hypocrisy, brutality and oppression. Born to a peasant family in the Egyptian countryside, Firdaus struggles through childhood, seeking compassion and knowledge in a world which gives her little of either. As she grows up and escapes the fetters of her childhood, each new relationship teaches her a bitter but liberating truth – that the only free people are those who want nothing, fear nothing and hope for nothing.
This classic novel has been an inspiration to countless people across the world. Saadawi's searing indictment of society's brutal treatment of women continues to resonate today.
Product details
Published | 15 Oct 2015 |
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Format | Hardback |
Edition | 3rd |
Extent | 160 |
ISBN | 9781783605958 |
Imprint | Zed Books |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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A tragic insight into a woman's oppression and downfall.
Banipal
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El Saadawi has a flair for melodrama and mystery
International Journal of Middle East Studies
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A powerful indictment of the treatment of women in many parts of the Middle East
Labour Herald
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Woman at Point Zero should begin the long march towards a realistic and sympathetic portrayal of Arab women
Middle East International
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Scorching
New Internationalist
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Nawal el Saadawi writes with directness and passion, transforming the systematic brutalisation of peasants and of women in to powerful allegory
New York Times Book Review

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