The Diary of Ma Yan - Couverture souple

Yan, Ma

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1844082369 ISBN 13 : 9781844082360

Editeur : Virago Press Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

The moving tale of a young girl with an indomitable spirit, wonderful humour and a thirsty intelligence.
No more money for school this year. I till the land in order to pay for my brothers' schooling. When I think of the happy times at school, I can almost imagine myself there. How I want to study!' - Ma Yan, aged 13
When the journalist Pierre Haski was passed three small brown notebooks in a remote province in Northeastern China, an extraordinary friendship began. 'A few years ago in the remote village of Zhangjiashu in Ningxia region of northern China Ma Yan was distraught because her parents could not afford to keep her in school. Today she is the 16-year-old author of Ma Yan's Diary which has appeared in seventeen languages . Thanks to its publication, her family is no longer poor, and 250 other Ningxia youngsters, mostly girls, now have scholarships to continue studying' New York Times

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

"I'm so hungry, I could eat anything. Anything at all."

In a drought-stricken corner of rural China, an education can be the difference between a life of crushing poverty and the chance for a better future. But for Ma Yan, money is scarce, and the low wages paid for backbreaking work aren't always enough to pay school fees . . . or even to provide enough food for herself and her family.

Ma Yan's heart-wrenching, honest diary chronicles her struggle to escape hardship through her persistent, sometimes desperate, attempts to continue her schooling. Its publication was an international sensation, creating an outpouring of support for this courageous teenager and others like her . . . all due to one ordinary girl's extraordinary diary.

Revue de presse

“Heartbreakingly inspirational.” (AsianWeek)

“Will push readers to a new understanding of the hardscrabble existence endured by many . . . [and] underscore how much teens everywhere have in common.” (ALA Booklist)

“Paint[s] a vivid portrait of the daily life of a child in a part of the world seldom visited.” (School Library Journal)

“Affecting. Will open youngster’s eyes.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Young readers are likely to rally in support of a peer’s struggle.” (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books)

“A compelling, heartbreaking story of poverty, deprivation, and hope.” (Vancouver Sun)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Virago Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1844082369
• ISBN 13: 9781844082360
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible