Gaddafi's Harem: The Story of a Young Woman and the Abuses of Power in Libya

by Annick Cojean

Book Overview

Soraya was just fifteen, a schoolgirl in the coastal town of Sirte, when she was given the honor of presenting a bouquet of flowers to Colonel Gaddafi, "the Guide," on a visit he was making to her school the following week. This one meeting--a presentation of flowers, a pat on the head from Gaddafi--changed Soraya's life forever. Soon afterwards, she was summoned to Bab al-Azizia, Gaddafi's palatial compound near Tripoli, where she joined a number...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802121721
• ISBN13: 9780802121721
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.3"