One Half from the East

Questions About One Half from the East

by Nadia Hashimi (Goodreads Author)

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Is there much violence in this novel?

Jenish Tailor No, I say there is not much violence in this novel. It's more about a life story of Obayda, where she has to be a BachaPosh to bring a good luck to th…moreNo, I say there is not much violence in this novel. It's more about a life story of Obayda, where she has to be a BachaPosh to bring a good luck to the family. The only violence they mentions is about her father missing limbs due to car bomb but it was not describe in much details. (less)

Unanswered Questions (5)

While the unique outlook on life the protagonist in` this book has quite the intriguing and hooking quality. The contemporary writing style this book is portrayed in, can at times become dull. The best way to describe it is as a bad marble cake, plain vanilla cake with inconsistent parts of engaging content. For the majority of the book is taking a day to day aspect of her life, this only becomes an issue because?

Finally, what was your purpose of writing this book? What happened to Rahima? Will the continuation of the book come? Thank you so much. please contact me. metinngul@gmail.com

One of the issues I am most curious about; In families without boys, the youngest girls are asked to be like boys with a tradition called "Bocha posh". Can the psychological, social and social structures of these girls return to their former states? What difficulties are they experiencing? Does this tradition still continue?

Hello, my name is Metin Gül. I am a classroom teacher. I'm studying doctorate at Gazi University. I read your book "One Half From The East". I want to ask something about your book. Are you "Obayda" of our hero in this book? Or is this a hero emerging as a result of your observations in Afghanistan?

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