Saadawi, Nawal,

Woman at point zero / Nawal El Saadawi. - London : Zed Books, 2015. - 1 volume

Translated from the Arabic.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Born to a peasant family in the Egyptian countryside, Firdaus suffers a childhood of cruelty. 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 reassures her of her true worth.

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Adult child abuse victims--Egypt--Fiction.
Women--Social conditions--Egypt--Fiction.
Prostitutes--Egypt--Fiction.


Egypt--Social conditions--Fiction.


General.
Fiction in Translation.

PJ7862.A3

892.736