by Cathleen Miller, Waris Dirie · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782290302576
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«Fleur du désert» is the memoir by Waris Dirie and Cathleen Miller, published by J'ai lu in paperback (280 pages, in French).
Waris Dirie evokes her nomadic childhood in Somalia, her flight at twelve from an arranged marriage, and her solo journey across the desert to Mogadishu. Later an international model and UN ambassador, she recounts how that experience led her to denounce female genital mutilation.
Originally published as 'Desert Flower' in 1998. The book won the Corine Internationaler Buchpreis in 2002.
Suitable for readers of memoirs and feminist testimonies, especially those wanting to learn about Somali culture and the fight against female genital mutilation.
Cathleen Miller is an internationally best-selling American writer based in England. Her 2013 book, Champion of Choice, is the biography of United Nations leader Nafis Sadik.
