Woman at Point Zero (Paperback)

from g9rocks64

Based upon the files of women Dr. el-Sa'dawi interviewed while researching her book "Women and Neurosis," this novel's main character is Firdaus, a woman on Egypt's death row for killing a would be pimp. The story is set up as an interview/biography of Firdaus, and her tale provides the reader ne...

from Kristelh

This is a short work, a creative non-fiction, and so powerful. The author's story is a story as well. The author published this book in 1975 but starting work on it after she lost her position as the Director of Health Education and the Editor-in-Chief of Health magazine after the publication of ...

from EadieB

This was a very quick read but a very inspiring one. Sasdawi's writing is very beautiful as she writes about women who have been oppressed, whose lives have been touched by injustice, and whose dignity has been violated. The story is very emotional but a page turner and an eye opener. If you read...

from jtodd1973

Book 1: Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi I've been meaning to read something by Saadawi for several years now, but you generally can't find her in bookstores, and I've really cut back on buying books online, so I was glad to receive this book for Christmas. My expectations weren't undermin...

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There's not really a rating for "I didn't really like this book because of its intensity and depictions of how systemic and accepted violence against women is, BUT I think that this is an important contribution and an important subject and I am glad that Nawal El Saadawi had the courage and brill...