In store now! Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi
BLACK HISTORY MONTH HIGHLIGHT:
This Egyptian classic, first released in 1975, exposed the world to the horrors of female subjugation in the Egypt of El Saadawi’s youth. Woman at Point Zero’s recent re-publication marks the significance of its achievement, whilst also highlighting the parallels we find between the novel and the lived reality of women all over the world.
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Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi
Paperback £9.99
'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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