Daughter of the East

by Benazir Bhutto · 1988 · English

Autobiography & memoirPakistan

About the book

Benazir describes her father's rule and execution, her own years of imprisonment and exile under General Zia, and her return to Pakistan in 1986. It was published in the year she first became Prime Minister, and an updated edition came out in 2007.

Why it matters

Autobiography of the first woman to lead a Muslim-majority country; published in the US as Daughter of Destiny.