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235 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

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Taslima Nasrin

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Taslima Nasrin (Bengali: 唳むΩ唳侧唳 唳ㄠ唳膏Π唳苦Θ) is an award-winning Bangladeshi writer, physician, secular humanist and human rights activist, known for her powerful writings on women oppression and unflinching criticism of religion, despite forced exile and multiple fatwas calling for her death. Early in her literary career, she wrote mainly poetry, and published half a dozen collections of poetry between 1982 and 1993, often with female oppression as a theme. She started publishing prose in the early 1990s, and produced three collections of essays and four novels before the publication of her 1993 novel Lajja (Bengali: 唳侧唰嵿唳� L么jja), or Shame. Because of her thoughts and ideas she has been banned, blacklisted and banished from Bengal, both from Bangladesh and West Bengal part of India. Since fleeing Bangladesh in 1994, she has lived in many countries, and lives in United States as of July 2016. Nasrin has written 40 books in Bengali, which includes poetry, essays, novels and autobiography series. Her works have been translated in thirty different languages. Some of her books are banned in Bangladesh.'

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341 reviews139 followers
April 10, 2023
I don鈥檛 think I will continue this anymore at the moment. I basically picked up Taslima Nasrin for the controversies her works have caused over the decades, and primarily because she鈥檚 one of the major feminism right-activists I鈥檝e had heard of from my parents. And my parents had read her works, so in a sense, I did want to read them much, much before I was deemed old enough to read them.

Of the part that I鈥檝e read, really the only thing that I鈥檓 appreciative of is her boldness and rather stark honesty, which is also the reason I鈥檓 discontinuing it at the moment: read the maximum and synopsis for the last part. I can鈥檛 handle this sort of mundane gloominess at this moment. Also, she really isn鈥檛 much of a writer which every single sentence written by her shows off: she has also a thing for making you feel disastrously creepy even when it is unnecessary 鈥� there鈥檚 an instance about a feeling of dread which she shared as 鈥榓 snake entering inside her through between her legs.' Erm鈥t鈥檚 too traumatizing for me, at the moment. She was one of the people to kickstart feminism in Bengal through her words, I really respect her courage, I believe in her cause, but I can鈥檛 appreciate her work for something it isn鈥檛 that most proclaim it to be: a particularly fine piece of literature. I can鈥檛 hold my attention for more than a couple of pages at once, and more than once when I try to I end up regretting it.

Maybe a few months later?
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January 4, 2023
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49 reviews10 followers
January 25, 2016
It requires a lot of courage to disclose your personal life like this. It's best to think the way a child thinks.. So many questions.. So curious.. We grow up and we just start accepting things.. While reading this book I remembered my childhood.. How it all was and the way I used to think about about everything.. Growing up changes us so much...
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24 reviews1 follower
December 23, 2015
When I saw the title, I knew I had to read it. I had an instant connection with the title because of the use of the language, which drew me closer. As I started reading the book, I did not enjoy the first couple of 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/conservative Bengali writing).

I felt so much hate and disappointment towards her; I don't blame her for despising them. The sad truth is that, as much as I love Bengali culture and its traditions, there will always be people in the world that distort the traditions and religious understand to best suit themselves, because they are hungry for power . I hope people who read this autobiography do not think that Bangladesh, the people of Bangladesh and its customs are horrible. Many of the what Nasrins talks about is true, even if I have not faced many of the prejudices myself, I know of people who have. The sad truth is that a lot of the submissive customs are norms and submissiveness is expected from females.

By the end of the book, I really wished that I could have a chance to meet Taslima Nasrin and have a conversation with her, maybe even get to know how she feels about her family members now. I looked up some of her interviews on youtube and it makes me angry, because it seems like the reporters are verbally attacking her and not allowing her to speak. I think she has lost her relationship with many of her family members because she has spoken out about how she has felt as a child growing up.

Over all, I feel sad for her and the experience she has had with Bengali society. While reading, many times I even despised the Bengali traditions. In terms of the writing style, I think Nasrin does a good job being consistent with narrators age. I think the questions she brings forth about religion is only naturally, particularly for a child and an adult. It saddens me to see how Bangladesh and radical Islamic fundamentalist have banned her from stating her opinions what what really happened to her. Without questioning and confronting religious issues, there will never be any resolution. Closed minded Muslim who suppress their opinions only makes Islam weak and that frustrates me.

I want to read the rest of her autobiography but, since I am only limited to the language of English I can't read all of her works. I did find the second bio. translated in English in her website. If you have loads of ink and paper, print it out and read it (I still have not read it): http://taslimanasrin.com/MY%20YOUTH.htm

I really enjoyed this book maybe because I am a Bengali and it was nice to read about some of the familiar customs (good and bad) of Bangladesh.

Rating: READ IT ONCE...MAYBE EVEN TWICE
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April 18, 2018
唳むΩ唳侧唳 唳ㄠ唳膏Π唳苦Θ唰囙Π 唳呧唰嬥Μ唳距Ο唳监唳椸唳班唳啷� 唳忇唳距Θ唰� 唳む唳� 唳侧唳栢唳 唳む唳� 唳涏唳� 唳唳侧唳� 唳樴唳ㄠ 唳椸唳侧 唳唳熰 唳夃唰囙唰囙イ 唳むΩ唳侧唳 唳ㄠ唳膏Π唳苦Θ 唳曕唳唳 唳むΩ唳侧唳 唳ㄠ唳膏Π唳苦Θ 唳灌Ο唳监 唳夃唳侧唳� 唳忇唳� 唳Α唳监Σ唰� 唳Θ唰� 唳灌Ο唳� 唳呧Θ唰囙唳熰唳 唳膏唳熰 唳唳澿 唳唳啷�

唳唳氞唳氞唳曕唳侧唳� 唳ㄠ唳曕 唳嗋Δ唰嵿Ξ唰€唳唳︵唳� 唳灌唳む 唳唳� 唳ㄠ唳班唳唳むΘ唰囙Π 唳多唳曕唳� 唳灌Θ 唳む唳ㄠ啷� 唳唳班唳唳班唳� 唳唳唳� 唳 唳膏唳栢 唳涏唳侧唳� 唳忇Ξ唳ㄠ 唳ㄠΟ唳监イ 唳唳 唳 唳忇Π 唳膏Ξ唰嵿Κ唳班唳� 唳唳� 唳涏唳� 唳ㄠ 唳Π唳距Μ唳班啷� 唳忇唰嵿Ω唳熰唳班 唳唳班唳氞唳唳距Σ 唳呧唳唳唳唳距Π 唳涏唳� 唳む唳� 唳唳唳� 唳呧Θ唰囙啷� 唳忇Ξ唳� 唳曕 唳唳膏唳� 唳曕唳� 唳曕Π唳む 唳嗋Ω唳� 唳唳唰囙Π 唳膏唳ム唳�!!! 唳膏唳唳唳唳� 唳唳唳� 唳多唳多 唳むΩ唳侧唳唳� 唳Θ唰� 唳忇唰佮Σ唰� 唳︵唳� 唳唳侧唳涏唳侧イ 唳む唳� 唳 唳曕唳� 唳む唳ㄠ 唳膏唳� 唳唳 唳唳多 唳唳ㄠΘ唳苦イ 唳唳� 唳Ε唰� 唳Π唳苦唳距Σ唳苦Δ 唳涏唳侧唳ㄠイ 唳囙Ω唳侧唳� 唳Σ唳む 唳唳班Ζ唰囙Π 唳曕 唳唳澿Δ唰囙Θ啷� 唳Π唰嵿Θ唳ㄠ唳 唳む唳曕唳侧唳� 唳膏Ξ唳唰囙Π 唳忇 唳唳� 唳唳班唳︵Ζ唰囙Π 唳Θ唰嵿Α唳距Ξ唳苦 唳唳侧Ν唳距Μ唰囙 唳唳熰 唳夃唰囙唰囙イ 唳灌Ο唳监Δ 唳忇唰佮Σ唰� 唳唳� 唳о唳班Θ唳距Π 唳曕唳班Θ唰囙 唳灌Ο唳监Δ 唳囙Ω唳侧唳� 唳唳︵唳唳粪 唳Θ唳唳� 唳ㄠ唳唰� 唳唳∴唰� 唳夃唰囙唳苦Σ唰囙Θ 唳む唳ㄠ啷� 唳侧唳栢唳� 唳唳澿 唳囙Ω唳侧唳� 唳ㄠ唳唰� 唳曕唳涏 唳唳班Χ唰嵿Θ 唳む唳� 唳唳� 唳о唳班Θ唳距唰囙 唳囙唳椸唳� 唳曕Π唰囙イ 唳む唳� 唳呧唰嬥Μ唳距Ο唳监唳椸唳班唳 唳Α唳监 唳栢唳班唳� 唳侧唳椸唰� 唳唳唳曕唳む 唳むΩ唳侧唳唳� 唳溹Θ唰嵿Ο啷� 唳呧Θ唰囙 唳班唳� 唳忇唳熰 唳氞唳囙Σ唰嵿Α唳灌唳� 唳唳� 唳曕Π唳む 唳灌Ο唳监唳涏 唳む唳班イ
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53 reviews8 followers
January 10, 2017

At first it seems like a war-time story but you soon find out it's not limited to just this time frame. The narrator,Nasrin, takes her own liberty on time by going in and out of plots as she pleases. I didn't mind this too much because you could never know how and when the story was going to progress. The narration would rewind and fast-forward so many times that sometimes it would be difficult to decipher at which time in Nasrin's upbringing it was occurring. The only clues to this seemed to be where her family was residing at the time and who was the maid in their house.



I wish the book was more organized so it flowed fluidly. At certain times it felt like there was repetition like when a brief character was introduced each time they came up in the plot. Because it seemed so choppy, othertimes I wasn't sure if a character was new or previously mentioned. I think a second reading would have a more powerful impact because you would be more aware of the connections through time and relations.



But she is so frank and blatantly open about certain topics that it's surprising she is writing through a Bengali's perspective. Nasrin doesn't leave taboo issues untouched either it be about religion, class or gender. Although throughout her girlhood Nasrin is characterized as being shy, she grows out of it by unbashfully coming out about the inner sufferings people in her society are too ashamed to divulge.


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408 reviews55 followers
May 9, 2024
There is an axiom in the land I hail from. Translated roughly, it says that one should never probe deep into the origins of a river or the antecedents of a saint, which means that if you dig deep, you will find that even the holiest of things may have a murky past/beginning. Taslima Nasrin, who is no stranger to controversy, has given us a clear view into her childhood and things that made her the firebrand author that she is.

If the incidents she has narrated are all true and honest, I don't see any surprise or bitterness about her having become a staunch critic of patriarchy and religious hypocrisy. Lucid, hard-hitting narrative that is bound to make one feel uneasy for sure.
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15 reviews1 follower
March 1, 2017
唳曕Θ唳熰唳ㄠ唳� 唳膏Ξ唰嵿Κ唳班唳曕 唳曕唳涏 唳Σ唳� 唳ㄠ,唳夃Θ唳距Π 唳溹Θ唰嵿Ο 唳膏唳距Θ唰佮Ν唰傕Δ唳�,唳唳ㄠ唳粪唳� 唳ㄠ唳溹唳� 唳夃Κ唳� 唳︵唳唰� 唳 唳樴唰� 唳む 唳︵唳唰囙 唳灌Ο唳监Δ 唳膏Ξ唳距 唳曕 唳唳唳氞Θ唳� 唳曕Π唰� 唳 唳灌Ο唳监Δ 唳曕唳ㄠ 唳唳班唳唳班 唳膏Δ唰嵿Ο唳� 唳灌Ο唳� 唳ㄠ啷�
唳嗋Ξ唳距Π 唳唳囙Θ 唳呧Ν唳苦Ο唰嬥 唳Σ唳� 唳忇唳�, 唳曕唳涏 唳曕唳涏 唳膏唳ム唳ㄠ 唳多Μ唰嵿Ζ唳氞Ο唳监Θ 唳栢唳 唳唳溹 唳侧唳椸唳涏, 唳侧唳栢唳� 唳唳唳距Ξ唰嵿Ν唰€唳班唳� 唳ㄠΨ唰嵿 唳曕Π唰� 唳︵唳唰囙唰�,唳唳� 唳ㄠ唳唳唰� 唳︵唳唰囙唰�, 唳嗋Ξ唳� 唳忇Π 唳氞唳囙Δ唰囙 唳� 唳侧唳栢 唳Α唳监唳涏 唳曕唳ㄠ唳む 唳多Μ唰嵿Ζ唰囙Π 唳唳Μ唳灌唳班 唳曕唳多Σ唳む唳� 唳曕唳班Θ唰� 唳む 唳曕唳ㄠ唳� 唳Α唳监Δ唰� 唳栢唳班唳� 唳侧唳椸唳ㄠ..唳曕唳ㄠ唳む 唳� 唳 唳曕唳涏 唳曕唳涏 唳溹唳唳椸唳 唳多Μ唰嵿Ζ唰囙Π 唳唳Μ唳灌唳� 唳栢唳 唳曕唳班唳炧唳溹 唳侧唳椸唳涏

唳唳侧Δ 唳む唳ㄠ唳� 唳む唳班 唳︵唳む 唳氞唳唰囙唳苦Σ唳距Ξ 唳曕唳ㄠ唳む 唳忇Π 唳溹Θ唰嵿Ο 唳忇唳熰 唳む唳班 唳曕Ξ
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2 reviews
August 20, 2016
Sometimes its so important to reveal the truth but so hard to digest.
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176 reviews52 followers
May 8, 2021
Feelings are nicely described. I hope it were less horrible for her than it seems
July 10, 2022
唳唳班唳粪Δ唳距Θ唰嵿Δ唰嵿Π唳苦 唳膏Ξ唳距唰囙Π 唳椸Σ唳苦Δ 唳唳Θ唳距Π 唳唳班Δ唳苦Λ唳侧Θ 唳樴唰� 唳唳班Ε唳 唳Π唳苦Μ唳距Π唳むΘ唰嵿Δ唰嵿Π唰�, 唳Π唳Π唰嵿Δ唰€唳む 唳唳唰嵿Δ唳苦Δ唰囙イ 唳︵唳冟唳溹Θ唳� 唳灌Σ唰囙 唳膏Δ唰嵿Ο 唳 唳ㄠ唳溹唳︵唳� 唳Π唳苦Μ唳距Π唰囙Π 唳 唳多唳︵唳� 唳Μ唳苦Δ唰嵿Π 唳氞唳灌唳班 唳嗋Ξ唳班 唳夃Κ唳膏唳ム唳Θ 唳曕Π唳�, 唳膏唳椸唳侧 唳唳多唳班Ν唳距唳膏Ξ唳唳� 唳唳曕啷�
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61 reviews
September 9, 2009
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.
69 reviews1 follower
May 5, 2008
a painful look at the life of women in the Inidan subcontinent......
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Author听5 books140 followers
July 12, 2014
唳膏Μ 唳唳唰囙Ζ唰囙Π 唳Α唳监 唳夃唳苦Δ, 唳忇唳唳� 唳灌Σ唰囙 O:)
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14 reviews12 followers
October 20, 2019
A book that shook me to my very core.
This controversial yet bold book leaves a strong impression on the reader's mind. It will change one's perception of a society or a religion.
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31 reviews5 followers
December 29, 2019
唰оН唰Н 唳膏唳侧 唳ㄠ唳粪唳︵唳� 唳灌Ο唳� 唳むΩ唳侧唳 唳ㄠ唳膏Π唳苦Θ唰囙Π 唳嗋Δ唰嵿Ξ唳溹唳Θ唰€唳唳侧 鈥樴唳唳� 唳唳唰囙Μ唰囙Σ唳锯€權イ 唳嗋Δ唰嵿Ξ唳溹唳Θ唰€唳む 唳膏唳о唳班Γ唳� 唳侧唳栢唰囙Π 唳ㄠ唳� 唳溹唳Θ唰� 唳樴唰� 唳唳撪Ο唳监 唳樴唳ㄠ 唳椸唳侧唳� 唳夃唰� 唳忇Ω唰囙唰囙イ 唳涏唳� 唳唳侧 唳ム唳曕唳� 唳む唳ㄠ 唳唳唳ㄠ唳� 唳唳 唳ㄠ唳唳∴唳苦Δ 唳灌Ο唳监唳涏唳ㄠイ 唳膏唳熰 唳多唳班唳班唳� 唳忇Μ唳� 唳唳ㄠΩ唳苦 唳夃Ν唳 唳唳唳囙イ
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July 26, 2021
唳忇 唳唳唰囙Π 唳班唳唳� 唳侧唳栢唳� 唳膏唳о唳 唳ㄠ唳� 唳嗋Ξ唳距Π啷� 唳曕 唳唳班唳む唳 唳忇唳栢唳� 唳侧唳栢 唳Α唳监Σ唳距Ξ! 唳忇唳ㄠ唳� 唳唳ㄠ 唳多唳夃Π唰� 唳夃唳涏啷� 唳班唳唳� 唳む 唳嗋Π 唳灌唰嵿唰� 唳ㄠ鈥撪Δ唳距 唳唳栢唳ㄠ 唳樴唳班唳� 唳曕唳涏 唳Σ唳� 唳唳�! 唳唳�-唳唳班Δ唳苦唰嵿Π唳苦Ο唳监唳� 唳оΠ唰� 唳ㄠ唳ㄠイ

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唳忇 唳侧唳栢 唳Α唳监唳� 唳嗋唰� 唳嗋Ξ唳距Π 唳溹唳ㄠ 唳涏唳侧 唳ㄠ鈥撪唳曕唳� 唳班唳囙唳距Π 唳Θ唰囙Π 唳膏Δ唰嵿Ο 唳ㄠ唳班唳︵唳唳о唳 唳侧唳栢Δ唰� 唳唳班唳�! 唳嗋Π 唳唳熰唳� 唳Η唰嵿Ο唰� 唳曕唳Θ 唳唳� 唳忇唳熰 唳膏唳唳о唳� 唳膏唳唳о唳� 唳唳� 唳嗋唰囙イ 唳呧Θ唰嵿Ο 唳︵Χ唳熰 唳嗋Δ唰嵿Ξ唳溹唳Θ唰€唳� 唳Δ唰� 唳ㄠ 唳唳熰啷� 唳曕唳ㄠ 唳曕唳ㄠ 唳唳唰囙Π 唳曕唳涏 唳樴唳ㄠ 唳忇Ξ唳ㄠΝ唳距Μ唰� 唳唳侧 唳唳氞唳涏 唳唳� 唳Θ唰� 唳灌唰嵿唰団€斷唳班唳�! 唳忇唳熰 唳む 唳嗋Ξ唳苦!!
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128 reviews14 followers
July 6, 2014
Taslima Nasreen, dans son livre "Enfance au F茅minin" nous donne un aper莽ut sur ce que fut la vie au Bangladesh durant son enfance: tous ce qu'elle a subit, elle, sa m猫re, 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 pr茅cise, l'auteur a du penser ainsi 脿 cause de la fa莽on dans elle a 茅t茅 茅lev茅. N'emp锚che, il reste un bon livre 脿 lire.
54 reviews1 follower
October 11, 2024
Bengali dissident Taslima Nasrin invented the term meyebela, which means the female experience of girlhood. She was 鈥渂orn in 1962 in a small town in former East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). She studied medicine [inspired, in part, by her father], became a doctor, and wrote columns for newspapers and magazines. Her novel Shame brought her international acclaim as a new feminist voice. The religious leaders of Bangladesh, who issued a death fatwa against her in 1991, condemned her views on women鈥檚 freedom and religion. During the summer of 1994 a violent nationwide strike calling for her arrest and public execution forced her first into hiding and then to flee the country. She has been living in exile ever since鈥︹€� The experiences of her girlhood in this corner of the Muslim world, in a nation beset by war and internal struggle is her memoir that I have enjoyed reading over many months.
Meyebela: My Bengali Girlhood by Taslima Nasrin, translated by Gopa Majumdar, 1998, covers a period from her earliest memories until age fourteen. The book has a map of Bangladesh, a chronology from 1947 until 1975, and a glossary of terms (which still left me consulting the internet for terms that I did not know). The culture and religious environment denigrated women, and left them open to things like sexual abuse. But women formulated and practiced a life that accommodated to that fact, but was often one where victories against male neglect, derision, and abuse were had, which was a story of Taslima鈥檚 mother, the female servants, and of Taslima, herself. Her father, for one, urged her quite forcefully to pursue academic study, despite his domineering abuse.
Superstitions, customs, war, and a changing world reaching even Bengali culture, affected the Muslim milieu in which this girlhood created a young woman able to proceed well on her own, despite the smothering patriarchy, in my opinion. Not being very familiar with Bangladesh, or Islam, my opinion is only that from reflections upon reading Mayebela.
鈥淏efore I turned five Ma had had two miscarriages and was pregnant again. Baba was transferred to Ishwarganj. Once more Ma had to move with her husband, three children, and baggage. Grandma had just given birth to Chhotku [a term for second oldest brother, custom forbids addressing an older brother by name]. In that house it was not unusual for mother and daughter to be pregnant at the same time.
In Ishwarganj, Baba鈥檚 hospital gave him a jeep. He used it to drop my brothers off at school every morning on his way to work. I was still too young to go to school. Ma taught me rhymes at home鈥︹€� Page 58.
鈥淚 did not know why I loved drawing human figures even though I knew it was sinful to do so. Every time ma saw me drawing a man or a woman, she said, 鈥楧raw plants, or trees of flowers, there鈥檚 no harm in that. Don鈥檛 draw living things; don鈥檛 draw humans. You can鈥檛 give them life, can you? Only Allah can do that.鈥欌€� Page 86.
鈥淥bviously, it was not Aunt Fajli who spoke these words but a jinn whose name was Sharafat. He had entered her body and made her drop her veil, slip her sari from her shoulder, dance obscenely, and speak without thinking. It was all Sharafat鈥檚 doing. Naturally, Aunt Fajli herself could never be so completely shameless.鈥� Page 106.
鈥淣ow, Ma and the others were fighting over Amirullah鈥檚 paan juice as if it was some heavenly nectar. Ma, certainly, was convinced that although the paan had been chewed, it was no ordinary man who had chewed it, but one with whom Allah Himself conversed secretly, late at night, while everyone else slept鈥� from Amirullah鈥檚 spittoon a place for her in heaven was guaranteed鈥︹€� Page 111.
鈥溾€橸ou stupid bitch, who do you think you are, eh?鈥� he was ranting. 鈥楩irst you forget to put any salt in my food, and then you have the cheek to argue!鈥� As he spoke these words, he kicked his wife in her stomach, her back, fer face; then, still not satisfied, he brought out a burning log from the kitchen and struck her with it鈥he onlookers were standing idly by鈥︹€� Page 153.
鈥淚 felt like swallowing poison and ending it all. The world was such a cruel place鈥攂etter to die than live in it as a woman. I had read in a magazine that, somewhere in the world, a girl had become a boy. I longed to wake up one day and find something similar had happened to me鈥︹€� Page 258
鈥渢he 鈥榖ad girl,鈥� the 鈥榮lut,鈥� had left without a word. I didn鈥檛 know it then but I would never see her again. I didn鈥檛 know that she would be married off to a total stranger, a much older man. Her notebook of poems would be burned, and she would be forced into a life of peeling, cleaning, grinding, cooking, and serving, as well as bearing a child almost every year.
And what would happen to me? I would hate our society and the rules it imposed; would feel the invisible shackles placed on my hands and feet, realize that my wings had been chopped off鈥�
Or鈥攑erhaps鈥攊t was the other way around. Perhaps there was a cage inside my own being that confined me and pulled me back into its depths each time I wanted to spread my wings and soar in the sky.鈥� Page 274
The tyranny of society鈥攊ts culture and religion鈥攊s internalized in childhood, and a realization, soon enough that one鈥檚 own mind conspired in one鈥檚 slavery鈥攁nd, perhaps a person lives boldly, and lives. Living to one鈥檚 ideals and aspirations is something societal tyranny cannot abide. Making freedom for oneself is arduous, fulfilling, and dangerous.
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7 reviews2 followers
April 18, 2021
Riveting, and painful. Nasrin鈥檚 girlhood gives you a peep into political unrest, socialisation vis-脿-vis gender, class and religion in Bangladesh as seen through a little girl鈥檚 eyes. She fearlessly immortalises painful memories of being molested as a child and innocently questioning fundamentalist Islamic thought, attempting to weave sense into 鈥榬eason鈥�.

Definitely worth a read.
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32 reviews
October 27, 2013
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.........
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6 reviews2 followers
July 29, 2021
"唳嗋Ξ唳距Π 唳唳唰囙Μ唰囙Σ唳�" 唳唳班Ε唳� 唳ム唳曕 唳多唳� 唳Π唰嵿Ο唳ㄠ唳� 唳Α唳监唳� 唳Π 唳 唳曕Ε唳距唳� 唳嗋Ξ唳距Π 唳唳班Μ唳距Π 唳Θ唰� 唳灌Ο唳监唳涏 唳む 唳灌Σ唰� 唳唳氞唳氞 唳唳唰囙唳� 唳忇唳熰 唳唳侧 唳多唳多Μ 唳唳唳ㄠ啷� 唳Ζ唳� 唳忇唳熰 唳唳侧 唳多唳多Μ 唳嗋Ξ唳距Ζ唰囙Π 唳膏Ξ唳距, 唳む唳� 唳-唳唳 唳む唳曕 唳︵唳む 唳唳班Δ唰� 唳むΜ唰� 唳唳︵唳唳粪 唳ㄠΟ唳� 唳唳侧Μ唳距Ω唳距Ο唳� 唳Π唳苦Κ唰傕Π唰嵿Γ 唳忇 唳むΩ唳侧唳 唳ㄠ唳膏Π唳苦Θ 唳曕 唳嗋Ξ唳班 唳唳む唳イ
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148 reviews4 followers
September 16, 2014
Long. Tedious reading, but also quite interesting tale of a young Muslim girl being raised in Pakistan/ Bangladesh.
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