Woman at Point Zero

Nawal El Saadawi
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From her prison cell, Firdaus, sentenced to die for having killed a pimp in a Cairo street, tells of her life from village childhood to city prostitute. Society's retribution for her act of defiance - death - she welcomes as the only way she can finally be free.
Genres: FictionFeminismEgyptClassicsAfricaMiddle EastWomensLiterary FictionNovelsSchool
108 Pages

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