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Author:
Latifa, 1980-
Title:
My forbidden face : growing up under the Taliban : a young woman's story / Latifa ; written with the collaboration of Sh©♭k©♭ba Hachemi ; translated by Linda Coverdale ; [preface by Karenna Gore Schiff].
Edition:
1st ed.
Publisher:
Talk Miramax Books
Copyright Date:
2001
Description:
xi, 210 p. : map ; 22 cm.
Subject:
Latifa--1980-
Women--Afghanistan--Biography.
Women--Afghanistan--Social conditions.
Women--Biography.
Afghanistan--Politics and government--1989-2001.
Afghanistan--Social conditions--20th century.
Afghanistan--Politics and government.
Afghanistan--Social conditions.
Other Authors:
Hachemi, Ch©♭k©♭ba.
Coverdale, Linda, Translator.
Other Titles:
Visage vol©♭ English.
Notes:
Translation of: Visage vol©♭.
Summary:
Latifa, a young woman who was sixteen in 1996 when the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, tells about her family's experiences under the repressive regime, focusing on the lives of women and girls who were abruptly denied the freedom to work, go to school, or even leave their homes without a male escort.
Indexed by:
Books for the Teen Age (NYPL.)
Booklist.
New York Times.
ISBN:
1401359256
9781401359256
0786869011
9780786869015
Locations:
NYPE343 -- Charles City Public Library (Charles City)

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