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Flash Friday: The Histories

Written By Unknown on Friday, June 3, 2016 | 12:03 PM

What’s in a name? These ministories spanning Berlin to Ramallah explore three characters’ reactions to the names they were given and those of others

By Simon Jacobs for Flash Fridays by Tin House, part of the Guardian Books Network

She thought that the moment was probably supposed to be poignant – when she discovered the origins of her name – but since she was sitting on the toilet when she read the letter it lacked elevation. Henceforth, when she imagined her name, she saw it written out in her father’s slanty cursive beneath a harsh yellow light and behind it, her thighs.

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