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So begins Firdaus' story, leading to her grimy Cairo prison cell, where she welcomes her death sentence as a relief from her pain and suffering. Born to a peasant family in the Egyptian countryside, Firdaus suffers a childhood of cruelty and neglect. 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 tells her that 'A man does not know a woman's value ... the higher you price yourself the more he will realise what you are really worth' and leads her into a life of prostitution. Desperate and alone, she takes drastic action. -- Publisher description.
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Woman at Point Zero, Nawāl as- Saʿdāwī
- Taal
- Jaar van publicatie
- 1983
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- Titel
- Woman at Point Zero
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Nawāl as- Saʿdāwī
- Uitgever
- Zed Books
- Jaar van publicatie
- 1983
- Formaat
- Paperback
- Aantal pagina's
- 112
- ISBN10
- 0862321107
- ISBN13
- 9780862321109
- Reeks
- Beoordeling
- 4,2 van 5
- Aantekening
- So begins Firdaus' story, leading to her grimy Cairo prison cell, where she welcomes her death sentence as a relief from her pain and suffering. Born to a peasant family in the Egyptian countryside, Firdaus suffers a childhood of cruelty and neglect. 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 tells her that 'A man does not know a woman's value ... the higher you price yourself the more he will realise what you are really worth' and leads her into a life of prostitution. Desperate and alone, she takes drastic action. -- Publisher description.