International Feminist Fiction

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The traditional literary themes of birth, death, love, sex, and betrayal are represented here as well as more specifically feminist themes--intergenerational relationships among women, reproductive perils, lesbian love, the impact of war on families, and violence against women. Includes: Mirimiri by Ngahuia Te Awekotuku Marka by Valentina Sidorenko The Youngest Doll by Rosario Ferré Purple Thistle by Deena Nelson The Threshing Floor by Barbara Burford Burn sugar by Marlene Nourbese Philip The Awakening by Pearlie McNeill The Chignon by Ch'i Chün Story by Barbara Rea Overwintering by Ingrid MacDonald A March Guayacán by Bertalicia Peralta Amina by Shirley Saad Amazons in Appalachia by Marilou Awiakta The Long Trial by Andrée Chedid The Wall-Reader by Fiona Barr Iron Fish by Kono Taeko Rosa Blanca, Rosa Negra, Rosa Colorear by Marcella Lucinda García Broken Threads by Maria-Antónia Oliver Talking to the Dead by Sylvia A. Watanabe Doña Marciana Garćia by Rocky Gámez The Pied Piper: a Fairy Story by Kym Martindale Lullaby by Kim Chi-wŏn In the life by Becky Birtha Her Tru-True Name by Merle Hodge

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