| Description |
xiii, 267 pages ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
After the birth of her first child in 2006, Turkish writer Elif Shafek suffered from postpartum depression that triggered a profound personal crisis. Infused with guilt, anxiety, and bewilderment about whether she could ever be a good mother, Shafak stopped writing and lost her faith in words altogether. In this elegantly written memoir, she retraces her journey from free-spirited, nomadic artist to dedicated by emotionally wrought mother. Identifying a constantly bickering harem of women who live inside of her, each with her own characteristics-the cynical intellectual, the goal-oriented go-getter, the practical-rational, the spiritual, the maternal, and the lustful-she craves harmony, or at least a unifying identity. |
| Language |
Translation of: Siyah süt. |
| Subject |
Shafak, Elif, 1971-
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Authors, Turkish -- 21st century -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Zapsu Watt, Hande Gaye, 1983-
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| Added Title |
Siyah süt. English
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| ISBN |
9780670022649: $25.95 |
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0670022640 |
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