{"product_id":"woman-at-point-zero-9781783605941","title":"Woman at Point Zero","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An unforgettable, unmissable book for the new global feminist.' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e  '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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNawal El Saadawi writes with directness and passion, transforming the systematic brutalisation of peasants and of women in to powerful allegory * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis book will look you dead in the eye… I thoroughly recommend this book because it will make you examine the ways in which people in impossible situations can retain dignity and control over themselves. Read it wide-eyed. * Books By Broads *\u003cbr\u003eThe most influential feminist thinker in the Arab world over the past half-century. * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eEl Saadawi has a flair for melodrama and mystery. * International Journal of Middle East Studies *\u003cbr\u003eA powerful indictment of the treatment of women in many parts of the Middle East * Labour Herald *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman at Point Zero\u003c\/i\u003e should begin the long march towards a realistic and sympathetic portrayal of Arab women. * Middle East International *\u003cbr\u003eScorching * New Internationalist *\u003cbr\u003eSimple, but sharp and infuriating... \u003ci\u003eWoman at Point Zero\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of one Arab woman, but it reads as if it is every woman’s life. * Spare Rib *\u003cbr\u003eAn unforgettable, unmissable book for the new global feminist. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis novella opened my eyes to the ideas of power structures. * Ailah Ahmed, Stylist *\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 *\u003cbr\u003eLeaves 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 *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52091180319063,"sku":"9781783605941","price":16.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781783605941.jpg?v=1762274274","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/woman-at-point-zero-9781783605941","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}