Through the character Firdaus, we learn that humans feel obligated to pursue personal desires, but all humans are social primates who feel the need to integrate within a society and. « previous 1 2 3 4 5 next » sort by « previous 1 2 3 4 5 next » Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. Nawal El Saadawi’s eye opening novel Woman at Point Zero exposes the gender inequality, male violence and domination over females occurring in Egypt.

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It was followed in 1977 by the Hidden Face of Eve, in which she. Books by Nawal El Saadawi (Author of Woman at Point Zero) Books by Nawal El Saadawi Nawal El Saadawi Average rating 3.82

After Firdaus is executed and Saadawi leaves, she finds that she feels small and insignificant compared to Firdaus’s strength. In 1975, she published Woman at Point Zero, a novel based on a real life account of a woman on death row she had met. Before she meets Firdaus, she feels the same sense of anticipation that she’s only known from romantic encounters. In 1981 Nawal El Saadawi publicly criticized the one-party rule of President Anwar Sadat, and was subsequently arrested and imprisoned. It was followed in 1976 by God Dies by the Nile and in 1977 by The Hidden Face of Eve: Women in the Arab World.

OL1602169W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 70.45 Pages 134 Ppi 514 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1842778730 Her most famous novel, Woman at Point Zero was published in Beirut in 1973. Saadawi is a psychiatrist, interviewing female inmates to study neurosis. Her most famous novel, Woman at Point Zero was published in Beirut in 1973. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 22:13:57 Boxid IA131813 Boxid_2 CH106101 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City London Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary Edition 9. Nawal El Saadawi is an internationally renowned writer, novelist and fighter for women’s rights both within Egypt and abroad.

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