DIARY OF MA YAN: THE LIFE OF A CHINESE SCHOOLGIRL
by MA, YAN
List Price: HK$ 128.00
ˇ@ISBN
9781844082360
ˇ@Subject
BIOGRAPHY
ˇ@Publisher
VIRAGO PRESS UK
ˇ@Publication
2005
ˇ@Edition
Paperback
ˇ@Version
Original
ˇ@Description
In a drought-stricken corner of rural China, an education can be the difference between a life of crushing poverty and the chance for a better future. But money is scarce, and the low wages paid for backbreaking work arenˇ¦t always enough to pay school fees. Ma Yanˇ¦s heart-wrenching honest diary chronicles her struggle to escape hardship and bring prosperity to her family through her persistent, sometimes desperate, attempts to continue her schooling. First published in France in 2002, The Diary of Ma Yan created an outpouring of support for this courageous teenager and others like her ˇV support that led to the creation of an international organization dedicated to helping these childrenˇKall because of one ordinary girlˇ¦s extraordinary diary.
