Feminism genre books (23)


1.

A Woman Like Her : The Short Life of Qandeel Baloch by Sanam Maher EN

0 Ratings
Country: Asia / Pakistan flag Pakistan
Description:
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020'The powerful story of a woman who was ahead of her time' Mishal Husain, presenter at BBC News'Terrific and necessary' Sonia Faleiro'This book is brilliant and terrifying' Meena Kandasamy_________________________ A beautiful woman in winged eyeliner and a low-cut top lies on a bed urging her favourite cricketer to win the next match. In another post, she pouts at the camera from a hot tub. She posts a selfie with a cleric, wearing his cap at a jaunty angle. Her posts are viewed millions of times and the comments beneath them a... continue
Recommended: 04 Feb 2023

2.
Colonised People

Colonised People by Grace Mera Molisa EN

Rating: 3     1 Vote
Country: Oceania / Vanuatu flag Vanuatu
Recommended: 14 Jan 2023

3.

Come : A Memoir by Rita Therese EN

Rating: 4     1 Vote
Country: Oceania / Australia flag Australia
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.
Recommended: 10 Jun 2022

4.

Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz EN

Rating: 4     3 Votes
Description:
Longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2018. A manic, bruising stream of conscious portrayal of a mother and wife struggling to maintain both a normal life and her sanity.
Recommended: 09 Apr 2022

5.

Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro EN

Rating: 4.2     5 Votes
Description:
In a single day, a journey across Buenos Aires reveals a daughter to her mother, a mother to herself, and the oppressive weight of received ideas to women connected by a fleeting encounter, twenty years before.
Recommended: 15 Oct 2022

6.

Family Ties by Clarice Lispector EN

Rating: 1     1 Vote
Country: Europe / Ukraine flag Ukraine
Description:
Tells the stories of a fearful adolescent, an angry old woman, a dog's burial, a possessive mother and her son, a businessman's dinner, and a French explorer in Africa
Recommended: 06 Mar 2022

7.

I, Rigoberta Menchu : An Indian Woman in Guatemala by Rigoberta Menchu EN

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Description:
A Nobel Peace Prize winner reflects on poverty, injustice, and the struggles of Mayan communities in Guatemala, offering “a fascinating and moving description of the culture of an entire people” (The Times) Now a global bestseller, the remarkable life of Rigoberta Menchú, a Guatemalan peasant woman, reflects on the experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America. Menchú suffered gross injustice and hardship in her early life: her brother, father and mother were murdered by the Guatemalan military. She learned Spanish and turned to catechistic work as an expression of political r... continue

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Invisible Women : Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez EN

Rating: 4     22 Votes
Description:
Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this bias, in time, money, and often with their lives. Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates the shocking root cause of gender inequality and research in Invisible Women​, diving into... continue
Recommended: 11 Sep 2022

9.

Lajja by Taslima Nasrin EN

Rating: 3     3 Votes
Country: Asia / Bangladesh flag Bangladesh
Description:
The Dattas have lived in Bangladesh all their lives. Despite being members of a small Hindu community, they refuse to leave the country. And then, on 6 December 1992, the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya is demolished by a mob of Hindu fundamentalists. The nightmare inevitably arrives at the Dattas' doorstep, and their world begins to fall apart.

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Le jardin Arc en ciel

Le jardin Arc en ciel by Ogawa Ito FR

0 Ratings
Country: Asia / Japan flag Japan
Recommended: 31 Jan 2023


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