A Bed Of Red Flowers
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A Bed Of Red Flowers
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Author : Nelofer Pazira
language : en
Publisher: New York : Free Press
Release Date : 2005-09-12
A Bed Of Red Flowers written by Nelofer Pazira and has been published by New York : Free Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This is a gripping portrait of the author's family and life under occupation. She provides a window into the devastation of Afghanistan and the resilience of its people.
A Bed Of Red Flowers
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Author : Nelofer Pazira
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2006-04-11
A Bed Of Red Flowers written by Nelofer Pazira and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
As a young girl growing up in 1970s Afghanistan, Nelofer Pazira seems destined for a bright future. The daughter of liberal-minded professionals, she enjoys a safe, loving and privileged life. Some of her early memories include convivial family picnics and New Years’ celebrations overlooking the thousands of red flowers that carpet the hills of Mazar. But Nelofer’s world is shattered when she is just five and her father is imprisoned for refusing to support the communist party. This episode plants a “seed of anger” in her, which is given plenty of opportunity to grow as the years unfold. In 1979, the Soviets invade Afghanistan beginning a ten-year occupation. The country becomes an armed camp with Russians fighting U.S.-backed mujahidin fighters while trying to impose military rule. For Nelofer, daily life includes an endless succession of tanks, rockets screaming overhead and explosions in the street. During this time, she and her best friend, Dyana, seek refuge in their love of poetry. At eleven, the two girls throw stones at Soviet tanks and plot other acts of rebellion at the local school. As Nelofer gets older, she joins the resistance movement, distributes contraband books, studies guerilla warfare and hides a gun in her parent’s mint garden. When Nelofer’s younger brother comes home from school in military garb, the family finally decides to flee Afghanistan. What follows is a perilous, clandestine journey across rugged mountains into Pakistan. But the life of a refugee is not what Nelofer expects. Though she once idealized the mujahidin as freedom fighters, she is shocked, as a woman, to find herself stripped of her personal freedom in their midst. In 1990, Nelofer and her family are offered refugee status in Canada. Here she corresponds with her friend Dyana, whose letters reveal the increasing oppression of life under the Taliban. Fearing that her friend will kill herself, Pazira returns to Afghanistan to rescue her. This search becomes the basis for the acclaimed film Kandahar. Her journey to discover Dyana’s tragedy leads her finally to Russia, the land of her enemy, where she confronts the legacy of the Soviet invasion of her homeland first-hand. A Bed of Red Flowers is a gripping, heart-rending story about a country caught in a struggle of the superpowers – and of the real people behind the politics. Universally acclaimed for its astute insights and extraordinary humanity, Pazira’s memoir won the Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize for 2005.The Winnipeg Free Press writes: “Powerfully written, A Bed of Red Flowers is a rare account of a misunderstood country and its intrepid people, trying to live ordinary lives under extraordinary circumstances.” The Gazette (Montreal) describes the book as “an outpouring of passionate non-fiction that captivates like the tales of Sheherazade.… It’s a remarkable journey. An inspiring read.”
A Bed Of Red Flowers
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Author : Nelofer Pazira
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2005-10-01
A Bed Of Red Flowers written by Nelofer Pazira and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Written with compassion, intelligence and insight, A Bed of Red Flowers is a profoundly moving portrait of life under occupation and the unforgettable story of a family, a people and a country. "The picnic of the red flower" is a traditional time of celebration for Afghans. One of Nelofer Pazira's earliest memories is of people gathering in the countryside to admire the tulips and poppies carpeting the landscape. It is the mid-1970s, and her parents are building a future for themselves and their young children in the city of Kabul. But when Nelofer is just five the Communists take power and her father, a respected doctor, is imprisoned along with thousands of other Afghans. The following year, the Russians invade Afghanistan, which becomes a police state and the center of a bloody conflict between the Soviet army and American-backed mujahidin fighters. A climate of violence and fear reigns. For Nelofer, there is no choice but to grow up fast. At eleven, she and her friends throw stones at the Russian tanks that stir up dust and animosity in the streets of Kabul. As a teenager she joins a resistance group, hiding her gun from her parents. Her emotional refuge is her friendship with her classmate Dyana, with whom she shares a passion for poetry, dreams and a better life. After a decade of war, Nelofer's family escapes across the mountains to Pakistan and later to Canada, where she continues to write to Dyana. When her friend suddenly stops writing, Nelofer fears for Dyana's life. With lyrical, narrative prose, A Bed of Red Flowers movingly tells Pazira's haunting story, as well as Afghanistan's story as a nation.
Red Flowers
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Author : Francis Snow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1922
Red Flowers written by Francis Snow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1922 with categories.
Red Flowers
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Author : FRANCIS HAFFKINE. SNOW
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Red Flowers written by FRANCIS HAFFKINE. SNOW and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Red Roses For Bronze
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Author : Hilda Doolittle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Red Roses For Bronze written by Hilda Doolittle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Poetry categories.
The Red Flowers
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Author : Penny Hegarty
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
The Red Flowers written by Penny Hegarty and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Readers categories.
Notes From The Countries Of Blood Red Flowers
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Author : Macdara Woods
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Notes From The Countries Of Blood Red Flowers written by Macdara Woods and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Poetry categories.
The Song Of The Blood Red Flower Classic Reprint
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Author : Johannes Linnankoski
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-01-10
The Song Of The Blood Red Flower Classic Reprint written by Johannes Linnankoski and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-10 with categories.
Excerpt from The Song of the Blood-Red Flower The sound came from the other side of the hill, like a tinkle of silver bells on a lonely Winter road. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Red Flowers
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Author : Yoshiharu Tsuge
language : en
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
Release Date : 2021-01-26
Red Flowers written by Yoshiharu Tsuge and has been published by Drawn and Quarterly this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-26 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
The influential cartoonist hits his stride as he celebrates the charms and oddities of rural postwar culture Yoshiharu Tsuge leaves early genre trappings behind, taking a light, humorous approach in these stories based on his own travels. Red Flowers ranges from deep character studies to personal reflections to ensemble comedies set in the hotels and bathhouses of rural Japan. There are irascible old men, drunken gangsters, reflective psychiatric-hospital escapees, and mysterious dogs. Tsuge’s stories are mischievous and tender even as they explore complex relationships and heartache. It’s a world of extreme poverty, tradition, secret fishing holes, and top-dollar koi farming. The title story highlights the nuance and empathy that made Tsuge’s work stand out from that of his peers. A nameless traveler comes across a young girl running an inn. While showing the traveler where the best fishing hole is, a bratty schoolmate reveals the girl must run the business because her alcoholic father is incapable. At the story’s end, the traveler witnesses an unusual act of kindness from the boy as the girl suffers her first menstrual cramps — and a simple travelogue takes on unexpected depth. Red Flowers affirms why Tsuge went on to become one of the most important cartoonists in Japan. These vital comics inspired a wealth of fictionalized memoir from his peers and a desire within the postwar generation to document and understand the diversity of their country’s culture.