Letters To My Daughters

Fawzia Koofi is Afghanistan's first female Parliament speaker and a noted activist for women and children’s rights. Her forthcoming book THE FAVORED DAUGHTER will be released January 3rd, 2012 by Palgrave.Koofi is currently a leading candidate for the presidential elections in 2014 and has been quoted by the BBC, Time, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, CNN, The Globe and Mail, and many others. Koofi was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2009. Before getting elected to Parliament, Koofi was employed by UNICEF as a child protection officer from 2002 through 2004.The mother of two girls, she lives in Kabul.

出版者:Douglas & Mcintyre

作者:Fawzia Koofi

页数:272

出版时间:2011-4-18

价格:CAD 29.95

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9781553658764

图书标签:外国文学英文版memoir传记外国文学,英文版,文学,名著,作家politicianfemalecourageous

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In this courageous memoir, Fawzia Koofi, Afghanistan's most popular female politician, gives us her first-hand account of Afghan history through the rule of the Mujahedeen and Taliban, her experiences of the Afghanistan War, and the effects of these events on the lives of women in Afghanistan. In writing Letters to My Daughters, Fawziahas created a fresh take on Afghan society and Islam, and a gripping account of a life lived under the most harrowing of circumstances.

Fawziais the nineteenth child of twenty-three in a family with seven wives. Her father was an incorruptible politician strongly attached to Afghan tradition. When he was murdered by the Mujahedeen, Fawziais illiterate mother escaped with her children and decided to send the ten-year-old Fawziato school. As the civil war raged, Fawziadodged bullets and snipers to attend class, determined to be the first person in her family to receive an education.

Fawziawent on to marry a man she loved, and they had two cherished daughters, Shohra and Shaharzad. Sadly, the arrival of the Taliban spelled an end to Fawzia's freedom. Outraged and deeply saddened by the injustice she saw around her, and by the tainting of her Islamic faith, she discovered politics for herself, following in her father's footsteps. Tragically, this choice has lead to security threats to her life by Islamic extremists. Thus, Letters to My Daughtersis not only a record of her life, but also acts as a literal letter through which Fawzia can pass on her wisdom about justice and dignity to her daughters, not knowing for how long she will survive such attacks.

读后感

一个周末的时间，我和女儿将这本书全部阅读完成。确切地说是我一口气读完，然后又强烈地推荐给我的女儿的。我是主动阅读，而女儿则是被动阅读。这是阿富汗女国会议员库菲写给她女儿的十七封信，穿插在一封与另一封之间的是她的成长故事，那里有她可敬可憎可怜可悲的父亲母亲，...  

太阳东升西落着，而星星却是永远停驻在空中，在每个夜晚，发亮。 法齐娅•库菲就是一颗发亮着的星星，用自己的能量使其发出耀眼的光芒。 读毕《我不要你死于一事无成：给女儿的17封告别信》，我震惊于当时阿富汗国家政局的战乱，也惊诧于阿富汗民族对待女性的不公，更惊叹于...  

我对于阿富汗的认识和关注几乎就是从卡勒德•胡赛尼的小说开始的，从《追风筝的人》里阿富汗男人的救赎，到《灿烂千阳》里阿富汗女人的命运，这个国家贫穷、悲惨、沉重，对待女性尤其残酷，甚至惨不忍睹。记得刚读完《灿烂千阳》的那些日子里，跟朋友聊天经常时不是会说起，...  

买这本书有两个原因： 一个是蒋方舟的推荐，她说比《灿烂千阳》好看。她从头哭到了尾。但是读毕，我想问,她看过这本书么？有哪里好哭的？我从头看到尾，一个泪点都没看到。也许生活在那个时代的阿富汗女性确实很凄苦，在游击队和塔利班控制下的阿富汗无缘无故死掉的人真的很可...  

用户评价

荒芜的沙漠中坚强生长的树。

Lucky to be born in 1990’s. It got me think what is my calling ...

荒芜的沙漠中坚强生长的树。

才看了一封信，就觉得好震撼。一个女子，有着比这世界上百分之九十九的男子都刚毅与坚定的心。是自贝布托《东方的女儿》后看过的最充满力量的书。

Shocking & inspiring. A book about war, loss, grief, and strong will, hope, and power of women. Strongly recommend!