{"product_id":"rosa-mistika-paperback","title":"Rosa Mistika - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEuphrase Kezilahabi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJay Boss Rubin\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eAnnmarie Drury\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA controversial Swahili classic by one of Tanzania's most revered writers, banned on publication and finally translated into English\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Teenage Rosa lives with her parents and four younger sisters in a village on Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria, where she attends the local school and helps out on the family farm. Life would be relatively peaceful if it weren't for Rosa's father, who drinks to oblivion and abuses his wife and daughters. Initially relieved to be admitted into a residential school on the mainland, Rosa soon discovers that she's ill prepared for life outside her village. As she becomes accustomed to the attention--and manipulations--of men, she begins to understand her sexuality as a weapon. But this understanding, born of the need to survive in a world of double standards, comes with a price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRosa Mistika\u003c\/i\u003e is a radical narrative exploration of womanhood, maternal love, agency, and authority--and the first-ever Swahili novel to address issues of domestic violence, sexual coercion, and abortion. Through the story of a young woman and her community it poses the enduring question: To what degree are we responsible for the choices we make, and to what degree are we acted upon by forces outside our control?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEuphrase Kezilahabi\u003c\/b\u003e (1944-2020) was a Tanzanian novelist, poet, and scholar. \u003cb\u003eJay Boss Rubin\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning translator from Swahili. \u003cb\u003eAnnmarie Drury\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English at Queens College, City University of New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43478717661319,"sku":"9780300276558","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7Vqe2yyAqO9780300276558.webp?v=1763261559","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/rosa-mistika-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}