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| Title Statement | Playing for freedom: the journey of a young Afghan girl / Zarifa Adiba and Anne Chaon ; translated from the French by Susanna Lea Associates. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Journey of a young Afghan girl |
| Author | Adiba, Zarifa, 1998- |
| Additional Contributors | Chaon, Anne |
| Adiba, Zarifa,1998- | |
| Publication | Seattle, WA: Amazon Crossing,2024. |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Extent of Item | 192 pages ; |
| ISBN | 9781662511134 (hardcover) |
| Other Number | pr07312356 |
| General Notes | Translation of: L'indomptable. |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary | "As an Afghan girl, Zarifa Adiba has big, unfathomable dreams. Her family is poor, her country mired in conflict. Walking to school in Kabul, Zarifa has to navigate suicide bombers. But Zarifa perseveres, nurturing her passion for music despite its "sinful" nature under Taliban law. At sixteen she gains admission to the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, and at eighteen she becomes the lead violist, co-conductor, and spokesperson for Zohra, the first all-female orchestra in the Muslim world. Despite Zarifa's accomplishments - which include a stunning performance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland - her future in music demands a reckoning with her life back home. Many of the girls in Zohra are forced to marry, but Zarifa yearns to study, travel, and explore her independence. Her so-called 'bad girl' identity puts her at odds with her culture and her family."-- |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Conductors (Music)--Biography--Afghanistan |
| Feminists--Biography--Afghanistan | |
| Violists--Biography--Afghanistan | |
| Women conductors (Music)--Biography--Afghanistan | |
| Women violists--Biography--Afghanistan | |
| By Name | Adiba, Zarifa,1998- |
| By Genre | Biographies |
| Autobiographies | |
| Personal narratives | |
