Memoir books from Uzbekistan
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If you are into memoir here are some memoir books from Uzbekistan for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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The Dancer from Khiva : One Muslim Woman's Quest for Freedom by Bibish EN
Country: Asia / Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Description:
"Winner of the National Bestseller and Book of the Year prizes in Russia, The Dancer from Khiva, is the unflinchingly honest, deceptively plainspoken memoir of Bibish, a Central Asian woman who came of age in a rigidly Islamic village in Uzbekistan. In a narrative that flows like a late-night confession, Bibish recounts her story. Born into an impoverished family, she was named 'Hadjarbibi' in honor of her grandfather's pilgrimage to Mecca. The holy name, however, did not protect her from unspeakable abuse at the hands of the men in her village. She knew instinctively to keep her experience a ... continue