Woman at Point Zero
by Nawal El Saadawi
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary
Boxlist takeExpect a weighty, stirring novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.8 / 5
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About This Book
From her prison cell, Firdaus, sentenced to die for having killed a pimp in a Cairo street, tells of her life from village childhood to city prostitute. Society's retribution for her act of defiance - death - she welcomes as the only way she can finally be free.
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- Author
- Nawal El Saadawi
- Published
- 1975
- Pages
- 111
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