Fiction
Woman at Point Zero
by Nawal El Saadawi
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'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.
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World, all languages excluding Arabic, Catalan, Dutch, Greek, Italian, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Turkish, all formats except film rights
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The story of Firdaus, one of the greatest characters ever created in fiction.
Endorsements
‘Nawal El Saadawi writes with directness and passion, transforming the systematic brutalisation of peasants and of women in to powerful allegory’ New York Times ‘A dramatic female revolt against the norms of the Arab world’ The Guardian ‘Leaves an indelible mark. This is a tale of injustice, inequality and sheer bad luck - written with such grace and skill as to be on a part with the finest literature of this or any era - haunting, poetic and fiercely relevant.’ Scott Pack, The Friday Project ‘This extraordinary novel, written with such compassion, forces us to the edge, and deep inside what must be one of the worst tales of women’s oppression while somehow managing to inspire hope, if only through the courage of Nawal El Saadawi for being one of the first to tell this story to the world.’ Jacqueline Rose ‘Simple, but sharp and infuriating... Woman at Point Zero is the story of one Arab woman, but it reads as if it is every woman’s life.’ Spare Rib ‘Scorching’ New Internationalist ‘The most influential feminist thinker in the Arab world over the past half-century.’ Financial Times ‘A powerful indictment of the treatment of women in many parts of the Middle East’ Labour Herald ‘Woman at Point Zero should begin the long march towards a realistic and sympathetic portrayal of Arab women.’ Middle East International ‘El Saadawi has a flair for melodrama and mystery.’ International Journal of Middle East Studies
Reviews
'This extraordinary novel, written with such compassion, forces us to the edge, and deep inside what must be one of the worst tales of women's oppression while somehow managing to inspire hope, if only through the courage of Nawal El Saadawi for being one of the first to tell this story to the world.'
Jacqueline Rose
'One of the leading feminists of her generation.'
The Guardian
'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
'Scorching'
New Internationalist
'Leaves an indelible mark. This is a tale of injustice, inequality and sheer bad luck - written with such grace and skill as to be on a part with the finest literature of this or any era - haunting, poetic and fiercely relevant'.
Scott Pack, The Friday Project
'The most influential feminist thinker in the Arab world over the past half-century.'
Financial Times
Author Biography
Nawal El Saadawi was born in 1931, in a small village outside Cairo. She is the author of over 50 novels and short stories. As well as being a world renowned novelist she is a trained psychiatrist and outspoken advocate for feminism, socialism and anti-imperialism.
Zed Books Ltd
Zed Books is a critical and dynamic publisher, committed to increasing awareness of important international issues and to promoting diversity, alternative voices and progressive social change. We publish on politics, development, gender, the environment and economics for a global audience of students, academics, activist and general readers. Run as a workers’ collective, Zed Books aims to operate in an ethical and environmentally sustainable way. Autumn 2016 catalogue
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- Publisher Zed Books
- Publication Date October 2015
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781783605941
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 9.99 GBP
- Pages160
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Edition3
- Dimensions198 x 129 mm
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