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My Dreadful Body

My Dreadful Body

Djabbarova, Egana
Hayden, Lisa C.

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General Fiction

Publisher Price: $17.95

ISBN10: 1954404417
ISBN13: 9781954404410
Publisher: New Vessel Press
Published: Apr 7 2026
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.20 Depth: 7.90
Language: English

A potent portrait of illness and gender oppression . . . This passionate and lyrical work packs a stinging punch.--Publishers Weekly

A dazzling debut novel about a young woman's vexed coming of age in a traditional Azerbaijani community in Russia, grappling under the weight of Muslim patriarchal norms and a debilitating neurological condition. The mysterious affliction leaves her unable to control her muscles, plagued by pain and speech disorders, defying diagnosis. Addressing each body part with the scrupulousness of a medical researcher, the narrator explores memories, traditions, and taboos related to her physical self. In the process, a woman once destined for the role of a beautiful marriageable daughter comes to be perceived as damaged goods. With verbal elegance and poetic power, Egana Djabbarova unveils a hidden world in which illness unexpectedly facilitates her liberation. Her book stands in the proud tradition of confessional feminist writers like Sandra Cisneros, Arundhati Roy, Audre Lorde, Toni Morrison, and Jamaica Kincaid.

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