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The story of my life : an Afghan girl on the other side of the sky

The story of my life : an Afghan girl on the other side of the sky

An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky
Biography & MemoirBiography
Pages
256
Published
2005
Language
English

Synopsis

Farah Ahmedi's childhood in Afghanistan was marked by the constant presence of war, where gunfire was as common as traffic. After stepping on a land mine, she slowly discovered the immense power of strangers to offer hope and save lives. This memoir follows her journey from a stark Afghan classroom to a Chicago adolescence, navigating the stark cultural differences and the universal struggles of growing up.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

SadHopefulInspiringEmotional
SurvivalComing of AgeFish Out of Water

Genres

Biography & Memoir Biography

Authors

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Farah Ahmedi

Farah Ahmedi is the author of the memoir The Story of My Life: An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky. Her book shares her personal journey and experiences growing up in Afghanistan.

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Mir Tamim Ansary

Tamim Ansary was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and came to the United States as a junior in high school. Culture and cultural perspective have been among his lifelong preoccupations. His new book, The Invention of Yesterday, looks at world history as the story of ever-increasing human interconnectedness: history from the perspective of the emerging global "we". Ansary has also written a history of the world through Islamic eyes, a history of Afghanistan from an insider's point of view, a liter...