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Blue Daughter of the Red Sea: A Memoir
Meti Birabiro
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Description for Blue Daughter of the Red Sea: A Memoir
Hardcover. Blue Daughter of the Red Sea is Birabiro's poetic account of the harsh reality of her young life spread across three continents. Her voice is a fresh melange of child and adult perspectives, at once brutally honest and wise beyond her years. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Born into a life of constant financial, physical, and moral threat, Meti Birabiro takes refuge in literature and the fantastic. Blue Daughter of the Red Sea is Birabiro's poetic account of the harsh reality of her young life spread across three continents. Her voice is a fresh melange of child and adult perspectives, at once brutally honest and wise beyond her years. Through the journey from Ethiopia to Italy, and finally to the United States, we encounter Birabiro's relatives, friends, and enemies - relationships so intense that these people become her vampires, devils, angels, and saints. These character designations always ... Read more
Born into a life of constant financial, physical, and moral threat, Meti Birabiro takes refuge in literature and the fantastic. Blue Daughter of the Red Sea is Birabiro's poetic account of the harsh reality of her young life spread across three continents. Her voice is a fresh melange of child and adult perspectives, at once brutally honest and wise beyond her years. Through the journey from Ethiopia to Italy, and finally to the United States, we encounter Birabiro's relatives, friends, and enemies - relationships so intense that these people become her vampires, devils, angels, and saints. These character designations always ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299195700
SKU
V9780299195700
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Ref
99-15
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