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Author Korn, Fadumo, 1964-

Title Born in the big rains : a memoir of Somalia and survival / by Fadumo Korn with Sabine Eichhorst ; translated from the German and with an afterword by Tobe Levin.

Publication Info. New York : Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 2006.

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 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Biographies  B KORN FADUMO K    Check Shelf
Description 185 pages ; 23 cm
Summary The author describes her life, from her childhood living with a nomadic tribe in Somalia to her position as a spokesperson against female genital mutiliation.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-183).
Note "Originally published under the title Geboren im grossen Regen, c2004 by Rowohlt Verlag"--T.p. verso.
Contents Nomadic life -- In Mogadishu -- In Germany -- Epilogue.
Subject Female genital mutilation -- Somalia -- Case studies.
Female genital mutilation -- Somalia -- Psycological aspects.
Somalia -- Social life and customs.
Korn, Fadumo, 1964-
Somalis -- Germany -- Biography.
Women, Somali -- Germany -- Biography.
Added Author Eichhorst, Sabine.
Added Title Geboren im groben Regen. English
ISBN 1558615318 trade cloth
Standard No. 9781558615311
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