First, they erased our name : a Rohingya speaks
Habiburahman, 1979-2019
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Habiburahman was born in 1979 and raised in a small village in western Burma. When he was three years old, the country's military leader declared that his people, the Rohingya, were not one of the 135 recognised ethnic groups that formed the eight 'national races'. He was left stateless in his own country. Since 1982, millions of Rohingya have had to flee their homes as a result of extreme prejudice and persecution. In 2016 and 2017, the government intensified the process of ethnic cleansing, and over 600,000 Rohingya people were forced to cross the border into Bangladesh. Here a Rohingya speaks up to expose the truth behind this global humanitarian crisis.
Main title:
First, they erased our name : a Rohingya speaks / Habiburahman with Sophie Ansel ; translated by Andrea Reece.
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Imprint:
Melbourne : Scribe, 2019.
Collation:
248 pages : maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Translated from the French.Includes bibliographical references.
Awards:
Winner English Pen Award
ISBN:
9781912854035 (pbk)
Dewey class:
305.89590591305.8959305.8
LC class:
DS528.2.R64
Local class:
305.8959305.895
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
2514644