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The hands of the women in my family were not for writing – Jabbarova Yegana – New Literary Review – 2026 – ISBN 978-5-4448-2797-0

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
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Yegana Jabbarova's book focuses on the body of a young woman, whose existence is, on the one hand, regulated by the strict rules of the patriarchal Azerbaijani family and community, and on the other, subjugated by a neurological disease that causes severe pain and robs her of speech. Methodically examining each part of the body, the author uncovers layers of memories, traditions and practices, prohibitions and prescriptions, linking them to the most personal, fundamental, and inevitable thing a person possesses—the physical shell. Perhaps illness ultimately not only limits and deprives, but also provides the key to liberation? The stories of several generations of women, belonging and otherness, disobedience and survival, a legacy one does not choose and how to deal with it—these are the coordinates within Yegana Jabbarova's narrative. The collection also includes two documentary poetry cycles that continue and develop the themes of her prose: "A Patient's Guide to Vercise" and "Romberg's Poses." Yegan Jabbarova is a novelist, poet, and essayist. Her novels "Dua for the Infidel" and "Terra Nullius" were published by NLO.
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