Woman at Point Zero
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The Times
'All the men I did get to know filled me with but one desire: to lift my hand and bring it smashing down on his face.'
So begins Firdaus's remarkable story of rebellion against a society founded on lies, hypocrisy, brutality and oppression. Born to a peasant family in the Egyptian countryside, Firdaus struggles through childhood, seeking compassion and knowledge in a world which gives her little of either. As she grows up and escapes the fetters of her childhood, each new relationship teaches her a bitter but liberating truth – that the only free people are those who want nothing, fear nothing and hope for nothing.
This classic novel has been an inspiration to countless people across the world. Saadawi's searing indictment of society's brutal treatment of women continues to resonate today.
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It took me a day to collect my thoughts on this book to write a review. Every time, I read a book with a dark setting I always find comfort in the fact that it is not reality, that it is fiction. But with this book, every page I turned, I was reminded that this was reality, that this happened to a woman somewhere in some part of the world, and was a stark reminder that it is taking place right now to other women as I write this. "For was it not verily true that stealing was a sin, and killing was a sin, and defaming the honour of a woman was a sin, and injustice was a sin, and beating another human being was a sin" Religious men uplifting their religion by preaching out their religion teachings yet committing the very same things that their supposed religion is against. Firdaus' uncle, a Sheikh, whose job it is to preach God's words and teachings also touching his niece inappropriately and raping his wife. Firdaus' father going to pray everyday and being the ever so pious and religious man while beating his wife, committing fraud, starving his children. Although I am aware of how women are treated in religious countries, this book once again reminds me of the atrocities men commit against women in such countries as the country law allows them to simply because they are "men".
Description
The Times
'All the men I did get to know filled me with but one desire: to lift my hand and bring it smashing down on his face.'
So begins Firdaus's remarkable story of rebellion against a society founded on lies, hypocrisy, brutality and oppression. Born to a peasant family in the Egyptian countryside, Firdaus struggles through childhood, seeking compassion and knowledge in a world which gives her little of either. As she grows up and escapes the fetters of her childhood, each new relationship teaches her a bitter but liberating truth – that the only free people are those who want nothing, fear nothing and hope for nothing.
This classic novel has been an inspiration to countless people across the world. Saadawi's searing indictment of society's brutal treatment of women continues to resonate today.
Book Information
Posts
It took me a day to collect my thoughts on this book to write a review. Every time, I read a book with a dark setting I always find comfort in the fact that it is not reality, that it is fiction. But with this book, every page I turned, I was reminded that this was reality, that this happened to a woman somewhere in some part of the world, and was a stark reminder that it is taking place right now to other women as I write this. "For was it not verily true that stealing was a sin, and killing was a sin, and defaming the honour of a woman was a sin, and injustice was a sin, and beating another human being was a sin" Religious men uplifting their religion by preaching out their religion teachings yet committing the very same things that their supposed religion is against. Firdaus' uncle, a Sheikh, whose job it is to preach God's words and teachings also touching his niece inappropriately and raping his wife. Firdaus' father going to pray everyday and being the ever so pious and religious man while beating his wife, committing fraud, starving his children. Although I am aware of how women are treated in religious countries, this book once again reminds me of the atrocities men commit against women in such countries as the country law allows them to simply because they are "men".