Feminism genre books (203)
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Borderlands : The New Mestiza by Gloria Anzaldúa EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Rooted in Gloria Anzaldúa's experience as a Chicana, a lesbian, an activist, and a writer, the essays and poems in this volume profoundly challenged, and continue to challenge, how we think about identity.Borderlands / La Frontera remaps our understanding of what a "border" is, presenting it not as a simple divide between here and there, us and them, but as a psychic, social, and cultural terrain that we inhabit, and that inhabits all of us. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition features a new introduction by scholars Norma Cantú (University of Texas at San Antonio) and Aída Hurtado (Universit... continue
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Briefly Perfectly Human : Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real about the End by Alua Arthur EN
GhanaDescription:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling and authentic lives, from America's most visible death doula. "A truly unique, inspiring perspective on the time we have, what we do with it, and how we let go of this world.... There is no one I'd trust more to guide me through an understanding of death, and how it informs life." -- Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Mad Honey and The Book of Two Ways "Briefly Perfectly Human is a beautiful, raw, light-bringing experience. Alua's v... continue
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Burial Rites by Hannah Kent EN
AustraliaDescription:
Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Horrified at the prospect of housing a convicted murderer, the family at first avoids Agnes. Only Tóti, a priest Agnes has mysteriously chosen to be her spiritual guardian, seeks to understand her. But as Agnes's death looms, the farmer's wife and their daughters learn there is another side to the sensational story they've heard. ... BURIAL RITES evokes a dramatic existence in a distant time and pla... continue
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Butter Honey Pig Bread : A Novel by Francesca Ekwuyasi EN
NigeriaDescription:
Finalist, Lambda Literary Award, Governor General's Literary Award, and Amazon Canada First Novel Award; Longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize Spanning three continents, Butter Honey Pig Bread tells the interconnected stories of three Nigerian women: Kambirinachi and her twin daughters, Kehinde and Taiye. Kambirinachi believes that she is an Ogbanje, or an Abiku, a non-human spirit that plagues a family with misfortune by being born and then dying in childhood to cause a human mother misery. She has made the unnatural choice of staying alive to love her human family but lives in fear of t... continue
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Cars on Fire by Monica Ramon Rios EN
Country: South America / 
Chile
Chile
Description:
With stories focused on the lives of marginalized people, Cars on Fire transmutes loss and pain into an ode about the multiplicity of love.
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Come : A Memoir by Rita Therese EN
Description:
Bold, brave and darkly funny, COME is the extraordinary story of Melbourne sex worker Rita Therese and the love, sex and death she has experienced in her life so far.
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Condiciones nerviosas by Tsitsi Dangarembga ES
ZimbabweDescription:
Condiciones nerviosas es una de las obras maestras de la literatura africana contemporánea. Tambu, una campesina pobre de Zimbabue, pertenece, como la autora misma, a la generación que, entre la infancia y la primera juventud, asistió al tramo final de las luchas contra el régimen de la minoría blanca que culminan, en 1980, con la formación del primer gobierno negro. La lucha de Tambu por acceder a una buena educación simboliza la trayectoria de una colectividad nacional que conoce cambios profundos en la transición entre las incertidumbres de la lucha contra el colonialismo y las incertidumbr... continue
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Cuentos de Buenas Noches Para Ninas Rebeldes = Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo ES
ItalyDescription:
Cuentos de buenas noches para ni�as rebeldes reinventa los cuentos de hadas. Elizabeth I, Coco Chanel, Marie Curie, Frida Kahlo, Serena Williams y otras mujeres extraordinarias narran la aventura de su vida, inspirando a ni�as ―y no tan ni�as― a so�ar en grande y alcanzar sus sue�os; adem�s, cuenta con las magn�ficas ilustraciones de sesenta mujeres artistas de todos los rincones del planeta. Un libro que debe estar en la mesa de noche de todas las ni�as o mujeres j�venes que conozcas. --Geri Stengel, Forbes Estos cuentos para antes de dormir no son protagonizados por princesas, sino por mujer... continue
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Daring to Drive : A Saudi Woman’s Awakening by Manal Sharif EN
Country: Asia / 
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Description:
A memoir by a Saudi Arabian woman who became the unexpected leader of a movement to support women's rights describes how fundamentalism influenced her radical religious beliefs until her education, a job, and legal contradictions changed her perspectives.