When she was five, she herself suffered circumcision. At the age of thirteen, she fled through the desert to Mogadishu in order to escape an arranged marriage to a 60-year-old man. 5岁时(电影《沙漠之花》中是3岁),华莉丝接受了“割礼”;13岁时,为逃避家里安排的与一位60岁老年男子的婚姻,她穿越沙漠逃到了首都摩加迪休(去投奔她的姥姥)。 小C科普: “割礼”是非洲一种非常残忍的习俗,一般在女孩4-8岁之间进行。具体操作是用刀片等利器将生殖器一部分切除,再缝合,只留下一个很小的开口来排泄尿液与经血。其目的是:确保女性在结婚前是处女之身。 重点是:全程无麻醉!几乎无消毒! Later, one of her uncles, who was then Somali ambassador to the United Kingdom, was looking for a maid. So she was brought to London. 后来,她的一位任职索马里驻英国大使的姨父,正好需要一名女佣,华莉丝便被带到了伦敦。 小C说: 家里有这么高级别的亲戚,都没能让她免受割礼之苦,可想而知,那些普通人更是无法指望任何救星。 At the age of 18 the life of Waris changed abruptly. She was discovered by chance as a model by the English photographer Terence Donovan. Waris achieved international fame overnight and became one of the first supermodels. 18岁时,华莉丝的人生突然被改变。一个偶然的机会,她被英国摄影师特伦斯·多诺万(戴安娜王妃御用摄影师)发掘,成为一名模特。华莉丝一夜成名,在国际上走红,成为一名顶级超模。 电影《沙漠之花》剧照 She also appeared in fashion magazines such as Elle, Glamour and Vogue. This was followed in 1995 by a BBC documentary entitled “A Nomad in New York” about her modeling career. 她还经常登上时尚杂志,比如《ELLE》,《Glamour》和《Vogue》。1995年英国广播公司(BBC)拍摄了一部展现她模特生涯的纪录片《游牧人在纽约》。
In 1998, her first book “Desert Flower” appeared. It is an autobiography that went on to become an international bestseller. 1998年,她的处女作《沙漠之花》出版,这本自传迅速成为国际畅销书。
In 2009, Desert Flower, a feature-length film based on this book was released, with the Ethiopian supermodel Liya Kebede playing her. 2009年,根据此书改编的长片《沙漠之花》上映,埃塞俄比亚超模Liya Kebede饰演华莉丝。 7分钟看完电影《沙漠之花》 |
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