by Halima Bashir, Damien Lewis · Hodder & Stoughton · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780340963579
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«Tears of the Desert» is the memoir by Halima Bashir and Damien Lewis, published by Hodder & Stoughton in paperback (384 pages, in English).
Halima Bashir was born in the desert of Sudan and returned to her tribe as the first qualified doctor. When the Janjaweed militias attacked her community, she treated the wounded and reported the abuses to the press and the UN. The secret police tortured her and she managed to escape. Her testimony reflects the violence in Darfur and the defense of her people.
The edition carries the subtitle «One Woman's True Story of Surviving the Horrors of Darfur». The book falls into the categories of history, biography and memoirs.
For readers of non-fiction and memoirs seeking a personal perspective on the Darfur conflict and the testimony of a Sudanese doctor.
Damien Gavin Lewis is a British author and filmmaker who has spent over twenty years reporting from and writing about conflict zones in many countries. He has produced about twenty films.
