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My Girlhood: An Autobiography (Taslima Nasrin's autobiography #1)

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Bangledeshi writer Taslima Nasrin's first major work in exile, My Girlhood is a sensitive retelling of her growing up as part of an extended family in Bangaledesh and erstwhile East Pakistan. Nasrin's writing, as she herself, remains rooted in her native land, springing from the very soil and air of Bangledesh, and it is this knowledge of her rootedness, perhaps, that impe ...more
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Published (first published 1998)
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Nishat
কয়েনের শুধু দু দিক আছে। তসলিমা নাসরিন কয়েনের মতই। আপনি হয় তার পকষে যাবেন, না হলে বিপকষে। মধযে কিছু নেই। কারণ বিতরকের মধযে অবসথান করাও সবয়ং বিতরক! যাই হোক, তাকে নিয়ে থাকা কিছু পরশনের জবাব এই বই দিলেও, আরো ডাবল পরশন তুলে ধরেছে। এরকম জটিল লেখা আমি খুব কম পড়েছি।

কালকে ধরুন একটা সেমিনার ডাকা হল, নারীর অধিকার নিয়ে কথা হবে সেখানে। চোখ বনধ করেই বলে দিতে পারি, সেই সেমিনারে পুরুষের অংশগরহণ থাকবে সবচেয়ে কম। এর পরধান কারণ হচছে আমরা নারীবাদকে একপরকার ‘পুরুষ বিরোধী’ মতবাদে পরিণত করেছি। বারবার বুঝাতে চাচছি নারী
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Sornaly
Jun 16, 2008 Sornaly rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition
Recommends it for: Everyone and especially my Bengali friends
Recommended to Sornaly by: Came across at NYU library looking for Tagore books in english
When I saw the title I knew I had to read it; an instant connection with the language drew me close. As I started reading the book I did not enjoy the first chapters about the war but, as the book progressed, I was could not stop reading. I was amazed by the rawness of the author's writing (I guess I was not expecting that from a Bengali writer but, I am glad she does not follow the traditional lines of Bengali customs).

I felt so much hate and disappointment from her experiences in life; I don't
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Sarah
I thought this book was very well done. While somewhat depressing (aren't all memiors?), Nasrin's discussion of gender discrimination issues and household dynamics was a powerful reminder of some of the social issues that were most difficult for me to adjust to during my time in Bangladesh. Likewise, her descriptions of Bangladeshi food and evenings spent languishing on rooftops left me anxious to go visit again soon.

I finished reading this book just as the first reports of the destruction left
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Hornet Stings
কনটেনট সমপরকে কিছু বলব না,উনার জনয সহানুভূতি,মানুষের নিজের উপর দিয়ে যা ঘটে তা দিয়েই হয়ত সমাজ কে বিবেচনা করে যা কখনই সমপূরণ সতযি হয় না।আমার মেইন অভিযোগ বলি এখন, কিছু কিছু সথানে শবদচয়ন খুবই বাজে লেগেছে, লেখার ভাবগামভীরয নষট করে দিয়েছে,মান নামিয়ে দিয়েছে,বাসতব আর কলপনার ভজঘট আছে মুলত তিনটি তারা দিতে চেয়েছিলাম কিনতু এর জনয একটি তারা কম ...more
Kiersten
Long. Tedious reading, but also quite interesting tale of a young Muslim girl being raised in Pakistan/ Bangladesh.
Shahidul nahid
সব মেয়েদের পড়া উচিত, একবার হলেও O:)
Malika
Taslima Nasreen, dans son livre "Enfance au Féminin" nous donne un aperçut sur ce que fut la vie au Bangladesh durant son enfance: tous ce qu'elle a subit, elle, sa mère, et toutes les autres femmes du roman, car elles sont femmes. Cela explique la vision de l'auteur envers Dieu, dont je ne suis pas d'accord, mais je précise, l'auteur a du penser ainsi à cause de la façon dans elle a été élevé. N'empêche, il reste un bon livre à lire.
Lauren
Had the honor of meeting the author when I volunteered for the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA) in college. She came and spoke to us about her book and her experiences. I read the book before she came, and was in awe of her when we met. Truly a remarkable woman. Her story should be required reading in high schools around the country.
Ganesh
It's honestly described child age story of Taslima Nasrin. However, she could have modified some vulgar words. She successfully expressed her feeling against senseless religious practices, against male dominating society. Readable.........
Deepak Timsina
A gender perspective is so clearly dipicted that i was impressed
Valerie
a painful look at the life of women in the Inidan subcontinent......
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Taslima Nasrin (Bengali: তসলিমা নাসরিন) is a Bengali Bangladeshi ex-doctor turned author who has been living in exile since 1994. From a modest literary profile in the late 1980s, she rose to global fame by the end of the 20th century owing to her feminist views and her criticism of Islam in particular and of religion in general.

Since fleeing Bangladesh in 1994 she has lived in many countries, and
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