Woman at point zero /
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Arabic Publication details: London : Zed Books, 2015Description: 1 volumeContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781783605941 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Adult child abuse victims -- Egypt -- Fiction | Women -- Egypt -- Social conditions -- Fiction | Prostitutes -- Egypt -- Fiction | Egypt -- Social conditions -- FictionGenre/Form: General. | Fiction in Translation. DDC classification: 892.736 LOC classification: PJ7862.A3Summary: 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.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Books | Main Library Fiction | F .E491 1975 | Available | 31139 |
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.