Author : Nawāl Saʻdāwī
Release : 1983
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 109/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Woman at Point Zero by : Nawāl Saʻdāwī
Download or read book Woman at Point Zero written by Nawāl Saʻdāwī. This book was released on 1983. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So begins Firdaus' story, leading to her grimy Cairo prison cell, where she welcomes her death sentence as a relief from her pain and suffering. Born to a peasant family in the Egyptian countryside, Firdaus suffers a childhood of cruelty and neglect. Her passion for education is ignored by her family, and on leaving school she is forced to marry a much older man. Following her escapes from violent relationships, she finally meets Sharifa who tells her that 'A man does not know a woman's value ... the higher you price yourself the more he will realise what you are really worth' and leads her into a life of prostitution. Desperate and alone, she takes drastic action. -- Publisher description.