The Golden Cage by Veronica Tucker

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Black codex binding sewn with black ribbon. Gold colored wire mesh framed in a cut out on front cover. Title embossed on cover. White pages with red handwriting and found images from magazines, photocopies, etc. attached with adhesive. Narrative as follows: “I live in a golden cage. In my house, I am safe. If I leave it, I must be covered. I am not allowed to drive. I must not pray aloud. My voice might distract the men from their prayers. I might be one of four wives. I have no power of divorce.* *(Unless my father and fiance stipulate it in a prenuptial contract.) I’m only allowed to inherit half what my brothers do. When I was a child, my clitoris was removed with a rusty knife. My vagina was sewn shut. I nearly died of infection. I am a woman in Saudi.” Book is number 2 in an edition of 2. Handwritten, handbound, and signed by the artist.

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