An edition of Wüstenblume (1998)

Fleur du désert

du désert de Somalie à l'univers des tops

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An edition of Wüstenblume (1998)

Fleur du désert

du désert de Somalie à l'univers des tops

  • 4.0 (5 ratings) ·
  • 64 Want to read
  • 7 Currently reading
  • 8 Have read

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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J'ai lu
Pages
280

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Edition Availability
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Fiore del deserto: storia di una donna
2016, Garzanti
in Italian - Nuova ed.
Cover of: Fleur Du Desert
Fleur Du Desert
Aug 19, 2009, J'Ai Lu
mass market paperback
Cover of: Desert flower
Desert flower: the extraordinary life of a desert nomad
2002, Virago, Time Warner Books Uk
in English
Cover of: Pustinjski cvijet
Pustinjski cvijet: neobic no putovanje pustinjskog nomada
2002, VBZ
in Croatian
Cover of: Flor do Deserto
Flor do Deserto
2001, Hedra
Paperback in Portuguese - 1 edition
Cover of: Fleur du désert
Fleur du désert : du désert de Somalie à l'univers des tops
May 24, 2000, J'ai lu
Mass Market Paperback
Cover of: Desert flower
Desert flower: the extraordinary journey of a desert nomad
1999, Virago
in English
Cover of: Desert Flower
Desert Flower
Mar 01, 1999, Virago Press
paperback
Cover of: Fleur du désert
Cover of: Desert flower
Desert flower: the extraordinary journey of a desert nomad
1998, William Morrow
in English - 1st ed.

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Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages
280
Dimensions
6.7 x 4.3 x 0.6 inches
Weight
4.2 ounces

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OL12514764M
Internet Archive
fleurdudesertlec0000diri
ISBN 10
2290302570
ISBN 13
9782290302576
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5029928
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1786531

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