Registration REQUIRED by 4pm on April 12, 2026 in order to attend this event.
Please join the Harriman Institute for a book talk by Egana Djabbarova. Moderated by Mark Lipovetsky.
Egana Djabbarova discusses her dazzling debut novel "MY DREADFUL BODY" about a young woman's vexed coming of age in a traditional Azerbaijani community in Russia, grappling under the weight of Muslim patriarchal norms and a debilitating neurological condition. The mysterious affliction leaves her unable to control her muscles, plagued by pain and speech disorders. Addressing each body part with the scrupulousness of a medical researcher, the narrator explores memories, traditions, and taboos related to her physical self. Egana Djabbarova unveils a hidden world in which illness unexpectedly facilitates her liberation from the fate of an arranged marriage she doesn't want.
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