Halima Bashir

Broschiertes Buch

Tears of the Desert

One woman's true story of surviving the horrors of Darfur

Collab.: Damien Lewis

Beschreibung

The first memoir from a woman born and raised in South Darfur. An incredibly powerful first-hand account of the horrors of the genocide.

Autor

Halima Bashir grew up in the remote deserts of Darfur, Sudan, in a loving family that was part of the black African Zaghawa tribe. She proved herself to be academically gifted and went on to be the first person in her village to qualify as a medical doctor. But then war broke out and her life spiralled into an unimaginably dark nightmare. In 2005 she finally sought asylum in the UK where she continues to speak out about the violence in Sudan. In October 2008 she won the Victor Gollancz Human Rights Prize. Halima still lives in the UK with her husband and two sons and they were all granted UK citizenship in 2008.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton / Hodder Paperbacks
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 131mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 266g
• ISBN-13: 9780340963579
• ISBN-10: 0340963573
• Artikelnr.: 25460799

Rezensionen

This is a brave book . . . [Halima] leaves us with hope and awe in the face of her courage. Mia Farrow