The memoir of the youngest woman elected to Afghanistan's parliament, who denounced its warlords.
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Fadwa Tuqan · Graywolf Press · 1985 · 241 pages · Memoir · Poetry
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The poet Fadwa Tuqan's account of growing up confined in a Nablus household and finding her voice.
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The memoir of the youngest woman elected to Afghanistan's parliament, who denounced its warlords.
Andal, trans. Priya Sarukkai Chabria and Ravi Shankar
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The complete poems of Andal, the eighth-century Tamil poet and saint, in new English translations by Priya Sarukkai Chabria and Ravi Shankar. Written before she was twenty, her verses to her chosen god speak of desire, longing and a young woman's refusal of any other life. Winner of the Muse India Translation Prize. Our October giveaway prize, with Zubaan Books.
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