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Saadawi depicts subjugation of women through the leading protagonist firdaus and her struggle in out shadowing the masculine domination. Her most renowned novel, woman at point zero, was published in beirut in 1973. Woman at point zero, nawal elsaadawi, oppression, orientalism. The first edition of the novel was published in 1975, and was written by nawal elsaadawi. From her earliest memories, firdaus suffered at the hands of menfirst her abusive father, then her violent, much. The main characters of this feminism, fiction story are. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read woman at point zero. The first book by an arab woman to talk openly about female.
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