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    Born in the Big Rains: A Memoir of Somalia and Survival

    By Fadumo Korn

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    This “impassioned, beautifully written memoir” by a survivor of female circumcision is a “brutally honest” story of tragedy and triumph (Publishers Weekly).
     
    As a nomad, Fadumo Korn freely roamed the wild steppes of her native Somalia until her mother delivered her into the hands of an “excisor” to become a woman in the eyes of her tribe by undergoing female genital cutting. But serious complications brought on by the circumcision would force her to leave her home on a journey of survival and self-discovery.
     
    Fadumo first traveled to the bustling city of Mogadishu and the household of a wealthy uncle, a brother of the Somali president. There, she entered a world of luxury underpinned by political instability and cruelty in a country eager for rebellion. As her symptoms worsened, she journeyed to Germany, where she received not only therapy but love and acceptance in the most unlikely of places.
     
    With this “courageous . . . indispensable testament,” Fadumo Korn weaves together a sensitive understanding of traditional practices with revelations about their disturbing effects. Full of sorrow and surprising humor, Born in the Big Rains provides a candid history of a life sculpted by crippling rheumatism and an unexpected path to recovery (Elfriede Jelinek, 2004 Nobel Laureate in Literature).
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateApr 1, 2008
    ISBN9781558616226
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    • 3/5
      A memoir of Somalia and survival, the child is a victim of FGM. Things do not go well and she suffers side effects for the rest of her life. Her spirit, virtue, and love for others transform her into a social activist.
    • 4/5
      This was a fancinating memoir from the female voice of a Somali nomad. From the details of the nomadic family structure and traditions, to clan politics, to the African immigrant story, I could not put this book down. Often, I wished that there was more detail, and I felt like there were pretty large gaps of time that were skipped or just mentioned in passing. The author managed, in very few words, to help me see the landscape, and feel her emotions, and to imagine what that way of life might be like. She also discribed the horror of the process and aftermath of female genital mutilation without being overly lurid and sensational. I would love to hear more about her life as she developed into an advocate for the women still facing mutilation.