From a crooked rib
Farah, Nuruddin, 1945-2003
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'God created woman from a crooked rib and anyone who trieth to straighten it, breaketh it' (Somali traditional proverb). Elba's story - of a rural girl's life and unhappy marriage in Mogadishu - is a celebration of the human spirit and a challenge to male chauvinism.
Main title:
From a crooked rib / Nuruddin Farah ; introduction by Richard Dowden.
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Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2003.
Collation:
vii, 182 p. ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published: London: Heinemann Educational, 1970.
ISBN:
9780141187174 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.914
Language:
English
BRN:
401804
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