{"product_id":"woman-at-point-zero-paperback","title":"Woman at Point Zero - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNawal El Saadawi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirdaus is on death row. Her crime, the murder of a man. \u003c\/b\u003eBorn to poverty in a rural Egyptian village, her childhood dreams and ambitions had been met with neglect and abuse by the world and the men who rule it. Driven to sex work to support herself, she is faced with the moral outrage of society and the bitter knowledge that for a woman, true freedom comes only when all hope is abandoned. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Nawal El Saadawi's landmark novel, \u003ci\u003eWoman at Point Zero\u003c\/i\u003e, published here with a new foreword, Firdaus tells her unforgettable story.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNawal El Saadawi\u003c\/b\u003e was born in a village outside Cairo, Egypt, in 1931. A trained medical doctor, she wrote landmark works on the oppression of Arab women including \u003ci\u003eWoman at Point Zero\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), \u003ci\u003eGod Dies by the Nile\u003c\/i\u003e (1976) and \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Face of Eve\u003c\/i\u003e (1977). After being imprisoned by Anwar Sadat's government for criticising the regime, she founded the Arab Women's Solidarity Association in 1982, before being forced into exile in later life due to death threats by religious extremists. She returned to Egypt in 1996, running for president in 2005 until government persecution forced her to withdraw. Saadawi died in Egypt in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.79 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45582927986732,"sku":"9780755651481","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/lQZPR1ETTp9780755651481.webp?v=1780105815","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/woman-at-point-zero-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}