The Girl Who Smiled Beads
A Story of War and what comes after
(Sprache: Englisch)
A riveting story of dislocation, survival, and the power of stories to break or save us
When Clemantine Wamariya was six years old, her world was torn apart. She didn't know why her parents began talking in whispers, or why her neighbours started...
When Clemantine Wamariya was six years old, her world was torn apart. She didn't know why her parents began talking in whispers, or why her neighbours started...
Jetzt vorbestellen
versandkostenfrei
Buch (Kartoniert)
10.73 €
- Lastschrift, Kreditkarte, Paypal, Rechnung
- Kostenlose Rücksendung
Produktdetails
Produktinformationen zu „The Girl Who Smiled Beads “
Klappentext zu „The Girl Who Smiled Beads “
A riveting story of dislocation, survival, and the power of stories to break or save usWhen Clemantine Wamariya was six years old, her world was torn apart. She didn't know why her parents began talking in whispers, or why her neighbours started disappearing, or why she could hear distant thunder even when the skies were clear.
As the Rwandan civil war raged, Clemantine and her sister Claire were forced to flee their home. They ran for hours, then walked for days, not towards anything, just away. they sought refuge where they could find it, and escaped when refuge became imprisonment. Together, they experienced the best and the worst of humanity. After spending six years seeking refuge in eight different countries, Clemantine and Claire were granted refugee status in America and began a new journey.
Honest, life-affirming and searingly profound, this is the story of a girl's struggle to remake her life and create new stories - without forgetting the old ones.
____________________________________
'Extraordinary and heartrending. Wamariya is as fiercely talented as she is courageous' JUNOT DIAZ, author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
'Brilliant ... has captivated me for a couple of years' SELMA BLAIR
Autoren-Porträt von Clemantine Wamariya, Elizabeth Weil
Clemantine Wamariya is a storyteller and human rights advocate. Born in Kigali, Rwanda, displaced by conflict, Clemantine migrated throughout seven African countries as a child. At age twelve, she was granted refugee status in the United States and went on to receive a BA in Comparative Literature from Yale University. She lives in San Francisco. Elizabeth Weil is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two daughters.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Clemantine Wamariya , Elizabeth Weil
- 2019, 288 Seiten, Maße: 13 x 19,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Windmill Books
- ISBN-10: 1786090503
- ISBN-13: 9781786090508
- Erscheinungsdatum: 03.01.2019
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Extraordinary The Guardian
Kommentar zu "The Girl Who Smiled Beads"
Schreiben Sie einen Kommentar zu "The Girl Who Smiled Beads".
Kommentar verfassen