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Nkemdiche

Why We Do Not Grow Beards

$23.00

+ $5.13 U.S. shipping

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USPS Media Mail
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$5.13
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9 × 13 × 2 in · 2 lb

A classic Igbo folktale set in an otherworldly time when women grew beards. Nkemdiche is a genesis story of African women and the elaborate hair traditions through which beauty, creativity and individuality are expressed.

  • Written by Obiora Nwazota
  • Illustrated by Lucie Van der Elst
  • Designed by Nick Adam and Bud Rodecker / Span
  • Printed and produced by Jelgavas Tipogrāfija, Latvia
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