Warrior Marks: Female Genital Mutilation and the Sexual Blinding of Women

<p>The author of The Color Purple travels to Gambia, Senegal, and Burkina to interview a group of women trying to eliminate the traditional practice of female clitoral circumcision, a practice forced on women by the men of those societies. 100,000 first printing.</p>

Biographies & Memoirs

ALICE WALKER

Pratibha Parmar

Community & Culture

Harcourt, Brace & Co.

Describes a unique film making journey, from Alice Walker's first letter to Pratibha Parmar proposing the idea of the film, to the many journal entries & observations each of them made along the way. From California to England to Senegal, The Gambia, & Burkina Faso, Warrior Marks follows Walker & Parmar as they interview people who are concerned with & affected by the practice of female genital mutilation. Includes transcripts of their interviews, 3 new poems by Alice Walker, & over 50 photos offering a vivid & poignant portrayal of the people & places they visited. The adventure of two remarkable women who together fulfilled a dream.

Literature & Fiction

United States

Harcourt

Queer Looks

Martha Gever

John Greyson

Taylor&Francis

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Books by Pratibha Parmar