An edition of Wüstenblume (1998)

Fleur du désert

du désert de Somalie au monde des top-models, l'extraordinaire combat d'une femme hors du commun

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An edition of Wüstenblume (1998)

Fleur du désert

du désert de Somalie au monde des top-models, l'extraordinaire combat d'une femme hors du commun

  • 4.0 (5 ratings) ·
  • 64 Want to read
  • 7 Currently reading
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Les mémoires de la célèbre top-model somalienne Waris Dirie. Excisée dans son enfance, elle a fui sa famille à l'âge de 13 ans pour échapper à un mariage arrangé avec un homme de 50 ans son aîné. Réfugiée à Londres, remarquée par un photographe dans la rue, elle est devenue l'un des plus grands mannequins du monde. L'ONU l'a récemment nommée ambassadrice de sa campagne contre l'excision.

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Publisher
Albin Michel
Language
French
Pages
328

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Edition Notes

Traduction de : Desert flower.

Published in
Paris

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
305.42092 D598fL
Library of Congress
HQ1236.5S57 D5714

The Physical Object

Pagination
328 pages, [8] pages de planches
Number of pages
328

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL32099546M
Internet Archive
fleurdudesertdud0000diri
ISBN 10
2226105697
ISBN 13
9782226105691
OCLC/WorldCat
319854885
Amazon ID (ASIN)

Work Description

Waris Dirie leads a double life -- by day, she is an international supermodel and human rights ambassador for the United Nations; by night, she dreams of the simplicity of life in her native Somalia and the family she was forced to leave behind. Desert Flower, her intimate and inspiring memoir, is a must-read for anyone who has ever wondered about the beauty of African life, the chaotic existence of a supermodel, or the joys of new motherhood.Waris was born into a traditional Somali family, desert nomads who engaged in such ancient and antiquated customs as genital mutilation and arranged marriage. At twelve, she fled an arranged marriage to an old man and traveled alone across the dangerous Somali desert to Mogadishu -- the first leg of an emotional journey that would take her to London as a house servant, around the world as a fashion model, and eventually to America, where she would find peace in motherhood and humanitarian work for the U.N.Today, as Special Ambassador for the U.N., she travels the world speaking out against the barbaric practice of female genital mutilation, promoting women's reproductive rights, and educating people about the Africa she fled -- but still deeply loves.Desert Flower will be published simultaneously in eleven languages throughout the world and is currently being produced as a feature film by Rocket Pictures UK.

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