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Diagram of the heart : photographs / by Glenna Gordon ; translations by Carmen McCain.
- Title
- Diagram of the heart : photographs / by Glenna Gordon ; translations by Carmen McCain.
- Author
- Gordon, Glenna
- Publication
- Brooklyn : Red Hook Editions, 2015.
- ©2015
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | DT515.9.A2 G67 2015 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 140 pages : chiefly color illustrations, map; 21 cm +
- Summary
- "There's a small but vibrant cottage industry of Muslim women writing romance novels, littattafan soyayya, in Northern Nigeria, a region best known for the acts of terrorist group Boko Haram. The writers face off with Islamic censors, and they sell their books in some of the same markets targeted by Boko Haram suicide bombers. The books are about love and marriage. Some are subversive and speak out against things like human trafficking and child marriage. Others are submissive, advising women on how best to please their husbands, offering fantasies of escape, and tales of the poor girl marrying the rich man. Guided by the themes of these novels, 'Diagram of the Heart' explores romance, tradition, love and loss in the lives of women in Northern Nigeria."--Back cover.
- Subject
- Note
- Contains booklet, Sabon Kunshi by Khadija Muhd., in back pocket.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- ISBN
- 9781941703014
- 1941703011
- OCLC
- 951812409
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library