To hell and back : the life of Samira Bellil

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To hell and back : the life of Samira Bellil

Samira Bellil ; translated by Lucy R. McNair ; introduction by Alec G. Hargreaves

(A bison book)(France overseas : studies in empire and decolonization / series editors, Philip Boucher ... [et al.])

University of Nebraska Press, c2008

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Dans l'enfer des tournantes

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Translation of: Dans l'enfer des tournantes

"A Bison original"--P. [4] of cover

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内容説明

Every now and then violence erupts in the banlieues of France allowing the world a glimpse into the grimmest corners of these multiethnic suburban ghettos. From such a corner comes the story of Samira Bellil, who by raising her voice and telling her tale broke the "code of silence" imposed by many in her immigrant community and the willful ignorance of society at large. In this book, Bellil describes her life in the Parisian suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis. The child of Algerian parents, she was fostered by a Belgian family until the age of five while her father was in prison. Bellil returned to a violent home and grew up to rebel against an increasingly repressive environment. Gang-raped at fourteen and then raped again some years later, she maintained her silence until she discovered that two friends had shared her fate at the hands of the same gang. Against the threat of reprisals, Bellil decided to pursue her attackers through the French legal system, earning the rejection of her family and the indifference of her lawyers and the media. To Hell and Back relates her struggle to recover, to create a new culture of support and compassion, and to offer hope to others who suffer in silence. Painful and disturbing, Bellil's tale helped inspire a national debate on women's rights and the multicultural image of France today.

目次

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Jaid and K. 2. Alone 3. K. 4. "Cellar Sluts" 5. Two Families 6. The Charge 7. Mathieu 8. Runaways 9. The Grind 10. Shelter 11. Algeria 12. I remember . . . 13. Confrontation 14. That Damn Bag! 15. Swirling 16. Saint-Denis 17. My "Trial" . . . 18. The Fight 19. Grilled 20. Insaf, Barry . . . 21. Therapy 22. Let's . . . Drop It 23. "First, I Want to Thank the Honorable Judge . . ." Epilogue: My Book Postface to the First Edition Postface to the Second Edition

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