Description
On death row in Egypt, Firdaus recounts the life that led her to the edge of execution, offering a searing, intimate account of how power, violence, and gendered control shape a woman’s fate. Through her story—rooted in El Saadawi’s sharp psychological insight as well as her experience working with women in institutional settings—readers witness the brutal consequences of patriarchy, sexual exploitation, and state-sanctioned cruelty. The novel moves between confession and indictment, exploring themes of bodily autonomy, trauma, resistance, and the search for agency in a world determined to define women by their suffering. Written in El Saadawi’s uncompromising, confrontational style, this landmark work blends realism with moral urgency, challenging readers to confront the systems that turn survival into a sentence.
Available Editions
paperback
Zed Books
Published Aug 7, 2007
128 pages
ISBN: 9781842778739
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Details
First Published
1975
Language
eng
Translation
From: ara
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi.