Possessing the secret of joy:
The acclaimed author of The Color Purple presents a provocative story of a young tribal African woman who lives most of her adult life in America. Tashi submits toher people's custom of genital mutilation. Severely traumatize d by the experience, she spends the rest of her life battling madness...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York [u.a.]
Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich
1992
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| Edition: | 1. ed. |
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| Summary: | The acclaimed author of The Color Purple presents a provocative story of a young tribal African woman who lives most of her adult life in America. Tashi submits toher people's custom of genital mutilation. Severely traumatize d by the experience, she spends the rest of her life battling madness, trying to regain the ability to recognize her own reality. |
| Physical Description: | X, 286 S. |
| ISBN: | 0151731527 |
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