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The hands of the women in my family were not for writing

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The hands of the women in my family were not for writing
19.99 €
At the center of Yegany Jabbarova's book is the body of a young woman, whose existence, on the one hand, is regulated by the strict rules of the patriarchal Azerbaijani family and community, and on the other hand, is subject to a neurological disease that causes severe pain and takes away speech. Addressing each part of the body with the methodicalness of a researcher, the writer raises layers of memories, traditions and practices, prohibitions and prescriptions, linking them to the most personal, fundamental and inevitable thing a person has - the physical shell, with all its limitations and features. Perhaps the disease ultimately not only limits and deprives, but also provides the key to liberation? The stories of several generations of women, belonging and alienation, disobedience and survival, a legacy that you do not choose, and how to deal with it - these are the coordinates of Yegany Jabbarova's debut prose book.
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