Warrior Marks: Female Genital Mutilation and the Sexual Blinding of Women

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Alice Walker and Pratibha Parmar expose the secret of female genital mutilation, a practice that affects one hundred million of the world’s women. New Introductions by the Authors.

Part memoir, part travelogue, part photographic journey, this nonfiction follow-up to Walker's bestselling novel Possessing the Secret of Joy is an investigation into the subject of female genital mutilation, the ritual circumcision whose victims number ...

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Overview

Alice Walker and Pratibha Parmar expose the secret of female genital mutilation, a practice that affects one hundred million of the world’s women. New Introductions by the Authors.

Part memoir, part travelogue, part photographic journey, this nonfiction follow-up to Walker's bestselling novel Possessing the Secret of Joy is an investigation into the subject of female genital mutilation, the ritual circumcision whose victims number more than 100 million in the world today.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780156002141
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Publication date: 2/28/1996
  • Series: Harvest Book Series
  • Edition description: First Harvest Edition
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 400
  • Product dimensions: 7.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 1.02 (d)

Meet the Author

Alice Walker

Best-selling novelist ALICE WALKER is the author of five other novels, five collections of short stories, six collections of essays, seven volumes of poetry, including the most recent Hard Times Require Furious Dancing, and several children’s books. Her books have been translated into more than two dozen languages.

Biography

Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award for her novel The Color Purple, which was preceded by The Third Life of Grange Copeland and Meridian. Her other bestselling novels include By the Light of My Father's Smile, Possessing the Secret of Joy and The Temple of My Familiar. She is also the author of two collections of short stories, three collections of essays, five volumes of poetry and several children's books. Her books have been translated into more than two dozen languages. Born in Eatonton, Georgia, Walker now lives in Northern California.

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    1. Also Known As:
      Alice Malsenior Walker (full name)
    2. Hometown:
      Mendocino, California
    1. Date of Birth:
      February 9, 1944
    2. Place of Birth:
      Eatonton, Georgia
    1. Education:
      B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 1965; attended Spelman College, 1961-63

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 22, 2005

    what a wonderful book

    after reading this book i gain more knowledge on an important issue that pertains to women's health and rights. that is this is an important issue that needs to be dealt with. i would recommend that everyone read this.

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