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Nkezabahizi, Jean D'or

 
9781462044542: Gassilde: Troubles Of An African Girl
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ISBN 10 : 1462044549 ISBN 13 : 9781462044542
Editeur : iUniverse Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

For Gassilde, growing up as a Hutu girl in Burundi in the 1960s means she has little choice about the path her life will take. It means she will marry young-and that the man she marries will have little or no respect for women. It means her father, brothers, and eventually her husband will have the right to beat her-or worse. It means she will grow up in a farm community without an education. As one of seven children, she, along with her sisters and her mother, is expected to work in the fields each day to provide food for the family. But Gassilde's mother, Claudia, wants a better life for Gassilde, and with a Tutsi friend devises a way for Gassilde to go to school-against her father's wishes and with horrible consequences. With a newfound ability to dream of a life different from that of her mother and sisters, Gassilde's future is set on a path where she faces conflict at every turn. This new life exposes her to extreme racism and violence-but, most of all, it exposes her to hope.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

For Gassilde, growing up as a Hutu girl in Burundi in the 1960s means she has little choice about the path her life will take. It means she will marry young-and that the man she marries will have little or no respect for women. It means her father, brothers, and eventually her husband will have the right to beat her-or worse. It means she will grow up in a farm community without an education. As one of seven children, she, along with her sisters and her mother, is expected to work in the fields each day to provide food for the family. But Gassilde's mother, Claudia, wants a better life for Gassilde, and with a Tutsi friend devises a way for Gassilde to go to school-against her father's wishes and with horrible consequences. With a newfound ability to dream of a life different from that of her mother and sisters, Gassilde's future is set on a path where she faces conflict at every turn. This new life exposes her to extreme racism and violence-but, most of all, it exposes her to hope.

Biographie de l'auteur

Jean d'Or Nkezabahizi was born in Burundi in Central East Africa, where, born of a Tutsi father and a Hutu mother, he grew up in the midst of constant hatred and even abuse despite his parents' efforts to protect him. Having fled Burundi in 2002, he now lives in Welland, Ontario, Canada, where he works for an insurance company.

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Éditeur
iUniverse Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1462044549
ISBN 13 
9781462044542
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
132
Coordonnées du fabricant
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