From a Crooked Rib (African Writers)

by Nuruddin Farah

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'God created woman from a crooked rib and anyone who trieth to straighten it, breaketh it' Somali Traditional Proverb
FROM A CROOKED RIB is a beautiful, sparse, subtle account of the experience of a girl named Ebla, who runs away from her rural family, settles in Mogadishu, the capital, and marries an educated man with unhappy results. Told with complete conviction from a woman's point of view, the story is a moving celebration of the human spirit and challenge to traditional male chauvinism.
  • ISBN10 1101097647
  • ISBN13 9781101097649
  • Publish Date 1 June 2006 (first published November 1979)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Penguin Group
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 176
  • Language English