Fatima Sharafeddine

The Servant

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"In war-torn Beirut, a teenaged girl searches for a way out of a life of servitude. Stubborn, impulsive, and full of longing, Faten struggles to keep her dreams in sight. But for her, an education, independence, and love come at a price--one that involves secrecy, lies, and huge risk"--Dust jacket back.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Groundwood Books
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Altersempfehlung: ab 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 175mm x 126mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 148g
• ISBN-13: 9781554983087
• ISBN-10: 1554983088
• Artikelnr.: 45578041

Autorenporträt

Fatima Sharafeddine is an award-winning Lebanese writer who has twice been nominated for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. She was born in Beirut and spent her early childhood in Sierra Leone. Her family returned to Lebanon when she was still a child, and she spent fifteen years living through the Lebanese civil war. After receiving a B.A. in Early Childhood Education, she moved to the United States to pursue her graduate studies. She earned a Masters degree in education and another in Arabic literature. She has taught preschool in Houston, and Arabic language and culture classes at Rice University.