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Women at Point Zero is a novel by Egyptian author Nawal El Saadawi, first published in 1975. The novel is a fictionalized account of the life of a woman named Firdaus, who is awaiting execution in a Cairo prison. Through a series of conversations with a psychiatrist, Firdaus recounts her life story, which is marked by poverty, abuse, and exploitation. Women at Point Zero is a powerful exploration of the intersection of gender, class, and power, and it is widely regarded as a seminal work of feminist literature. 

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