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Bakhita, April 2019
Hardcover / e-Book
Other Press
April 2019
On Sale: April 16, 2019
384 pages
ISBN: 1590519779
EAN: 9781590519776
Kindle: B07FRTV93B
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Literature and Fiction
Inspired by the true story of a former slave who became a
saint, this poignant novel explores how a human being can
survive the obliteration of her identity, and how kindness
and generosity can be born out of profound trauma. She recalls little of her childhood, not even her own name.
She was barely seven years old when she was snatched by
slave raiders from her village in the Darfur region of
southern Sudan. In a cruel twist, they gave her the name
that she will carry for the rest of her life: Bakhita, "the
Lucky One" in Arabic. Sold and resold along the slave trade
routes, Bakhita endures years of unspeakable abuse and
terror. At age thirteen, at last, her life takes a turn when
the Italian consul in Khartoum purchases her. A few years
later, as chaos engulfs the capital, the consul returns to
Italy, taking Bakhita with him. In this new land, another
long and arduous journey begins--one that leads her onto a
spiritual path for which she is still revered today. With rich, evocative language, Véronique Olmi immerses the
reader in Bakhita's world--her unfathomable resilience, her
stubborn desire to live, and her ability to turn toward the
pain of others in spite of the terrible sufferings that she
too must endure.
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