{"id":4352,"date":"2026-03-18T09:14:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebookertea.com\/?p=4352"},"modified":"2026-10-25T22:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T21:09:14","slug":"woman-at-point-zero-nawal-el-saadawi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebookertea.com\/de\/2026\/woman-at-point-zero-nawal-el-saadawi\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman at Point Zero"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by Nawal El Saadawi (Egypt)<br>Paperback ISBN: 9780755651481<br>Pages: 152<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Firdaus is awaiting execution in a Cairo prison. When a psychiatrist is granted permission to interview her, she tells the story of her life\u2014one marked by poverty, abuse, exploitation, and the rigid constraints placed on women in Egyptian society. Yet Firdaus\u2019s story is not simply one of suffering. It is also a declaration of self-knowledge and defiance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally published in Arabic in 1975, <em>Woman at Point Zero<\/em> draws on a real encounter that Nawal El Saadawi had with a woman imprisoned for murder. The novel unfolds as Firdaus\u2019s testimony, exposing the intersecting forces of patriarchy, class, and power that shape her life. Spare, direct, and fiercely political, the book has become a landmark of feminist literature and a powerful exploration of dignity, agency, and resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the author<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nawal El Saadawi (1931\u20132021) was an Egyptian writer, physician, and feminist activist. She studied medicine at Cairo University and later worked as a psychiatrist and public health official. 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