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''The Breadwinner'' is a children's novel by Deborah Ellis. The title refers to the role of the protagonist, 11-year-old Parvana, who is forced by circumstances to be the breadwinner for her family in a war-torn Taliban era in UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}}.

[[WesternAnimation/TheBreadwinner An animated film adaptation]] was released in 2017, co-produced by Creator/CartoonSaloon (''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfKells'', ''WesternAnimation/SongOfTheSea''), Aircraft Pictures Canada and Creator/AngelinaJolie.

Has nothing to do with [[WesternAnimation/{{Breadwinners}} that weird cartoon with the ducks]].
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!!The book contains examples of:

%%(more context is need)* TheFundamentalist: The Taliban.
* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Parvana is not as pretty as her older sister Nooria, and in the beginning of the book, they don't get along very well.
* SweetPollyOliver: Parvana and Shauzia dress as boys in order to earn money for their families, since the Taliban did not allow women to work outside the home.
* UnintentionalFinalMessage: A Taliban fighter asks Parvana to read a letter from his wife, which happens to be one of these.
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