具体描述
Waris Dirie leads a double life -- by day, she is an international supermodel and human rights ambassador for the United Nations; by night, she dreams of the simplicity of life in her native Somalia and the family she was forced to leave behind. Desert Flower, her intimate and inspiring memoir, is a must-read for anyone who has ever wondered about the beauty of African life, the chaotic existence of a supermodel, or the joys of new motherhood. Waris was born into a traditional Somali family, desert nomads who engaged in such ancient and antiquated customs as genital mutilation and arranged marriage. At twelve, she fled an arranged marriage to an old man and traveled alone across the dangerous Somali desert to Mogadishu -- the first leg of an emotional journey that would take her to London as a house servant, around the world as a fashion model, and eventually to America, where she would find peace in motherhood and humanitarian work for the U.N. Today, as Special Ambassador for the U.N., she travels the world speaking out against the barbaric practice of female genital mutilation, promoting women's reproductive rights, and educating people about the Africa she fled -- but still deeply loves. Desert Flower will be published simultaneously in eleven languages throughout the world and is currently being produced as a feature film by Rocket Pictures UK.
作者简介
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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读后感
不论是急匆匆的翻看 还是慢慢地细读 这都是一部非常精彩的传记 简直就是像小说一样 最贫穷的国家之一 各种机遇 各种逃跑 各种历险 一个黑人女孩 面临死亡、强暴、遣返 但却依然是超模 其他的超模付出的是努力 这多沙漠之花还付出了生命 我们是不是也该更珍惜我们的生活 ...
评分From a humble female nomad in the Somalia desert, to a dazzling supermodel on international T-walks, to a Bond girl, then to a UN special representative in the fight for woman’s rights, Waris Dirie exhibits an ever changing face with great toughness and st...
评分From a humble female nomad in the Somalia desert, to a dazzling supermodel on international T-walks, to a Bond girl, then to a UN special representative in the fight for woman’s rights, Waris Dirie exhibits an ever changing face with great toughness and st...
评分世界名模华莉丝.迪里，是出生于非洲索马里的牧游人，天生叛逆，不甘心父亲的安排，嫁给一个老人换取5头骆驼的命运，勇于逃婚，独自一人，穿越沙漠来到首都，为了生存，她辗转于姐姐，姨妈，舅妈家中，做保姆，做仆人，甚至在工地里做过建筑工，在麦当劳后场擦地板，她善于抓住...
评分之前看过电影，比较震惊。书的内容更纤细些，但我想说的不是华利斯迪里童年时为了食物、水源过着整日疲于奔跑的艰苦生活，不是割礼对非洲大多数女性残忍的毒害，也不是华利斯成为名模的尖酸成长历程。而是，书中从11章开始华利斯对神的称呼，从前十章中的安拉改成之后的上帝，...
用户评价
轻飘飘的文笔浪费了好题材
评分第一本看完的英文书 第一本看完的英文人物传记 上下班的路上都在看 很佩服这样的人生 从索马里草原到超模到联合国反女性割礼的人权主义者 这样的人生堪比小说
评分轻飘飘的文笔浪费了好题材
评分电影5星，BGM1星，公6星
评分the book show me the whole world of fashion, but that's not the point, it is Waris Dirie's life stories which consisted of dangers and struggles and finally she became stronger that touch me. Not only did she made life abundant and happy but she also helped a lot of other African women to get rid of the suffering of circumcision.
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