Mariatu Kamara
Auteur de The Bite of the Mango
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de Mariatu Kamara
LE SANG DE LA MANGUE 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- Sierra Leonne (birth)
Canada
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 2
- Membres
- 325
- Popularité
- #72,884
- Évaluation
- 4.1
- Critiques
- 32
- ISBN
- 21
- Langues
- 3
The Bite of the Mango is the story of Mariatu Kamara, a young girl who lived an ordinary village life in Sierra Leone before she was ambushed by rebels at age 12. She saw people be burned alive and shot, before boys not much older than her chopped off her hands. Mariatu managed to make it to safety and was transported to Freetown where she received medical care, reunited with her family, and was placed in a cramped amputee camp with hundreds of others in the same position as her. While there it was discovered that she was pregnant and she gave birth to a boy who died from malnutrition before his first birthday. Eventually, she was brought to Canada where she learned English, attended high school and began to share her story with the rest of the world.
The language of The Bite of the Mango is very simple, childlike, but also clear and insightful. Though the language is simple, it serves as a constant reminder that Mariatu is only a child experiencing the worst things a human can go through. She doesn't shy away from the despair and depression she suffered or the times she wanted to die, but the overall feeling of the book is positive, a message of hope. Though all the bad things that happen to Mariatu are spoken of in a matter-of-fact, unflinching manner, there is a focus on the people in Mariatu's life as a way of showing that acts of kindness and love do exist, even in the worst of circumstances.
One of the most astounding things is that later, in Canada, Mariatu mentions giggling with friends at school and I felt such overwhelming happiness that a girl who had been through so much could still have such normal experiences. I believe that Mariatu may have attended my old high school not long after I graduated, which added a personal note for me as well.
The Bite of the Mango is such a heartbreaking and inspiring story, told by a clearly wonderful and compassionate woman, I feel lucky to have read it.… (plus d'informations)