Possessing the secret of joy
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Author
Publication
1993 - Pocket Star Books, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
72,000 words, Guess
Page Count
288 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL14418469M
- ISBN-100671789422
- OCLC Control Number28152423
- OCLC Control Numberpossessingsecret00walk
- LibraryThing20298
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- Goodreads538538
Classifications
- LCCPS3573.A425 P67 1992
Description
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 to her 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.
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