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How do power and beauty join forces to determine who is considered ugly? What role does that ugliness play in fomenting hatred? Moshtari Hilal, an Afghan-born author and artist who lives in Germany, has written a touching, intimate,and highlypolitical book. Dense body hair, crooked teeth, and big noses: Hilal uses a broad cultural lens to question norms of appearance-ostensibly her own, but in fact everyone's. She writes about beauty salons in Kabul as a backdrop to the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, Darwin's theory of evolution, Kim Kardashian, and a utopian place in the shadow of her nose. With a profound mix of essay, poetry, her own drawings, and cultural and social history of the body, Hilal explores notions of repulsion and attraction, taking the reader into the most personal of realms to put self-image to the test. Why are we afraid of ugliness?

Author Biography:

Moshtari Hilalis a visual artist, writer, and curator based in Hamburg and Berlin. Born in Afghanistan, she studied Islamic studies and political science in Hamburg, Berlin, and London.
Release date NZ
February 11th, 2025
Contributor
  • Translated by Elisabeth Lauffer
Pages
225
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
Photos and illustrations, many by the author, some in color.
ISBN-13
9781954404281
Product ID
38513568

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