 First edition (English) | |
| Author | Nawal El Saadawi |
|---|---|
| Original title | Emra'a enda noktat el sifr |
| Translator | Sherif Hetata |
| Language | Arabic |
| Genre | Creative nonfiction |
| Publisher | Beirut: Dar al-Adab (Arabic) London: Zed Books (English) |
Publication date | 1977 |
| Publication place | Egypt |
Published in English | 1983 |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 114 |
| OCLC | 1260661834 |
Woman at Point Zero (Arabic: امرأة عند نقطة الصفر, Emra'a enda noktat el sifr) is a novel by Nawal El Saadawi written in 1975 and published in Arabic in 1977. The novel is based on Saadawi's meeting with a female prisoner in Qanatir Prison and is the first-person account of Firdaus, a murderess who has agreed to tell her life story before her execution. The novel explores the themes of women and their place within a patriarchal society.