What is the narrator point of view in the novel, Woman at Point Zero?

In Woman at Point Zero, there are two perspectives. The first one appears in the Author's Preface, Chapter 1 and Chapter 3, and this is the perspective of Nawal El Saadawi, the author. Saadawi is a psychiatrist who specializes in researching neuroses in Egyptian women. As such, she receives the opportunity to interview Firdaus, a woman sentenced to death for killing a man and the main character of this story. When Saadawi interviews Firdaus at Qanatir Prison before her execution, Saadawi is awed by Firdaus' lack of fear, and Firdaus' story inspires in Saadawi the need to "challenge and to overcome those forces that deprive human beings of their right to live, to love, and to real freedom" (p. iv).

The second perspective utilized in this story is that of Firdaus in the second chapter as she shares her tragic life story with Saadawi. Firdaus is qualified to take over the narrative at this point because only she knows the horrors she has encountered. The intended audience is anyone who can understand the oppression that Firdaus has undergone, though it seems to be more particularly aimed at females due to the derogatory comments about men made throughout Firdaus' narrative. The story is written to enrage the audience and inspire them with the need to challenge the forces that suppress human rights.