Saving Safa
Rescuing a Little Girl from FGM
$38.95
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
10 May 2016
Summary
Waris Dirie, the Somali nomad who became a supermodel and an anti-FGM activist, first came to the world’s attention with the publication of her autobiography, Desert Flower. The book was subsequently made into a film, and little Safa Nour, from one of the slums of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, was chosen to play the young Waris.
The book and the film record many extraordinary things – from facing down a tiger to being discovered by a famous photographer in London – but it a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349005980 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349005982 |
| Author: | Waris Dirie |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 10 May 2016 |
| Weight: | 234g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 127mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
It is Safa, with her wide-eyed excitement at the world, who brings this well-written book alive … What Saving Safa does so successfully is humanise the tragedy of FGM - Evening Standard
Dirie’s writing is fluid and honest; we can sense her commitment and that of her foundation, Desert Flower, to protecting Safa - GuardianAbout The Author
Waris Dirie
Waris Dirie is an internationally renowned model and was the face of Revlon skin-care products. In 1997 she was appointed by the UN as special ambassador against FGM. She lives in Vienna with her son.
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