Woman at Point Zero

'An unforgettable, unmissable book for the new global feminist.' The Times`Nawal El Saadawi writes with directness and passion, transforming the systematic brutalisation of peasants and of women in to powerful allegory' New York Times'This novella opened my eyes to the ideas of power structures.' Ailah Ahmed, Stylist 'This book will look you dead in the eye... I thoroughly recommend this book because it will make you examine the ways in which people in impossible situations can retain dignity and control over themselves. Read it wide-eyed.'Books By Broads `Leaves an indelible mark. This is a tale of injustice, inequality and sheer bad luck - written with such grace and skill as to be on a part with the finest literature of this or any era - haunting, poetic and fiercely relevant.'Scott Pack, The Friday Project`This extraordinary novel, written with such compassion, forces us to the edge, and deep inside what must be one of the worst tales of women's oppression while somehow managing to inspire hope, if only through the courage of Nawal El Saadawi for being one of the first to tell this story to the world.'Jacqueline Rose`Simple, but sharp and infuriating... Woman at Point Zero is the story of one Arab woman, but it reads as if it is every woman's life.'Spare Rib`Scorching'New Internationalist`The most influential feminist thinker in the Arab world over the past half-century.'Financial Times`A powerful indictment of the treatment of women in many parts of the Middle East'Labour Herald`Woman at Point Zero should begin the long march towards a realistic and sympathetic portrayal of Arab women.'Middle East International`El Saadawi has a flair for melodrama and mystery.'International Journal of Middle East Studies