by Alice Walker · Distribooks Inc · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401492143
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This is the dramatic story of Tashi Johnson, a young African woman whose life is turned into hell after undergoing a barbaric ritual of female castration, a custom that is still practiced in certain regions of Africa. The novel explores themes of identity, culture, and the devastating effects of female genital mutilation. Alice Walker bravely and sensitively addresses a taboo subject, inviting reflection and debate on human rights and the dignity of women.
Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry.
