Waris Dirie (the name means desert flower) lives a double life - by day she is a famous model and UN spokeswoman on women's rights in Africa, at night she dreams of her native Somalia. Waris, one of 12 children, was born into a traditional family of desert nomads in East Africa. She remembers her early childhood as carefree- racing camels and moving on with her family to the next grazing spot - until it came her turn to meet the old woman who administered the ancient custom imposed on most Somalian girls: circumcision. Waris suffered this torture when she was just five years old. Then, aged 12 Desert Flower - Waris Dirie od authora Waris Dirie a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
Waris Dirie |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
239 |
Rok vydání |
2001 |
Žánr |
beletrie |
Typ |
filmy |
Nakladatelství |
Virago |