出版社: Virago Press Ltd
出版年: 1999-1-18
页数: 238
定价: USD 16.50
装帧: Paperback
ISBN: 9781860497582
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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 ne...
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, when her father attempted to arrange a marriage with a 60 year old stranger in exchange for five camels - she took flight. After an extraordinary escape through the dangerous desert she made her way to London and worked as a maid for the Somalian ambassador until that family returned home. Penniless and speaking little English, she became a janitor in Mc Donalds where she was famously discovered by a fashion photographer. Her story is a truly inspirational and extraordinary self-portrait of a remarkable woman whose spirit is as breathtaking as her beauty.
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华利斯·迪里,索马里牧羊女出身,十三岁穿越重重险阻走出非洲,其间险些葬身狮口,历尽艰辛之后终于柳暗花明,进入欧美时尚界,成为世界名模,继而成为联合国人权特使。2004年入籍奥地利。
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她是世界顶级超模,联合国反割礼大使,福布斯30全球女性典范之一,是什么成就了沙漠之花华莉丝.迪里的传奇人生?

《沙漠之花》:从牧羊女到国际超模的生命史诗

沙漠之花:世界以痛吻我,我却报之以歌

《沙漠之花》书评&影评

读沙漠之花原版英文书,一些随笔
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剧透,全是剧透。 不过这已经是二十多年前的书了,没啥关系吧也。 好了开始。 今天在二手书店淘到一本98年出版的《沙漠之花》 desert flower ,一下子把回忆拉到了十多年前。 那时候,Waris的故事绝对是顶流——离奇、残忍、振奋、励志。 媒体报道她,人们评论她。 她将非洲女... (展开)> 更多书评 19篇
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1 有用 爱读书的猪猪侠 2023-04-28 05:07:21 英国
看得时候总会想到Educated。在绝望中诞生希望,在末路上顽强求生。沙漠之花,我喜欢这个标题。
1 有用 阿哲系 2011-07-24 06:38:21
五星不是为了文学价值,但是为了这本书带来的文化冲击,在非洲之角-索马里,导致死亡的割礼,对未成年的性侵犯,极度的男尊女卑还在进行着,最关键是大多数人都是逆来顺受的接受着所谓“传统”,希望更多的人了解那片土地发生的故事,从而为了改变而付出可能的努力,当前我只能通过多推荐这本书努力。
0 有用 啊蛋_ 2023-01-23 14:12:03 肯尼亚
被人类的生存力量所震撼。只是字里行间透露出的一丝自我,让我觉得有点不舒服。但这也是让她勇往直前的底气吧。
0 有用 北师大研究生 2020-10-18 11:21:52
读完的第一本英文小说,可以说是年度最佳了! 周日写一篇读后感!
0 有用 斜陽白趕一趟。 2024-04-27 17:32:41 广东
电影比真实要美好。电影里我们看不到她几乎被父亲朋友强暴、差点被狮子吃、搭便车遇上变态、到了伦敦被表哥猥亵、为了签证被人骗钱与遇上疯子……Marie Claire的采访看哭了,她热爱非洲大地,感激所经历的一切让她成为那株耀目的沙漠之花。