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An unflinchingly honest memoir, The Dancer from Khiva is a true
story that offers remarkable insights into Central Asian culture
through the harrowing experiences of a young girl. In a narrative
that flows like a late-night confession, Bibish recounts her story.
Born to an impoverished family in a deeply religious village in
Uzbekistan, Bibish was named "Hadjarbibi" in honor of her
grandfather's hadj, or pilgrimage to Mecca. But the holy name did
not protect her from being gang-raped at the age of eight and left
for dead in the desert. Bibish's tenacity helped her survive, but
in the coming years, that same tough-spiritedness caused her to be
beaten, victimized, and ostracized from her family and community.
Despite the seeming hopelessness of being a woman in such a cruelly
patriarchal society, Bibish secretly cultivated her own dreams--of
dancing, of raising a family, and of telling her story to the
world. The product of incredible resilience and spirit, The Dancer
from Khiva is a harrowing, clear-eyed dispatch from a land where
thousands of such stories have been silenced. It is a testament to
Bibish's fierce will and courage: the searing, fast-paced tale of a
woman who risked everything.
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