Infidel: My Life
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| Author | Ayaan Hirsi Ali |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Publisher | Free Press |
Publication date | February 1, 2007[1] |
| Publication place | The Netherlands |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 368 p. |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-7432-9503-X Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
The Infidel: The Story of My Enlightenment is Ayaan Hirsi Ali's latest book. It is a translation of the Dutch book Mijn Vrijheid (My Freedom), which was released on September 29, 2006. [2] It was released in English on February 1, 2007.[1] Due to security reasons, a female ghostwriter of the second part of the book remains anonymous.[3]
Synopsis
Hirsi Ali writes about her youth in Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia and Kenya, about her flight to the Netherlands where she applied for political asylum, her university experience in Leiden, her work for the Labour Party and her transfer to the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. The book ends with her return to the Tweede Kamer (Dutch parliament), over two months following the murder of Theo van Gogh, with whom she made the film Submission.
Reception
The launch of the book in the Netherlands was a great success, the book selling out in two days. [4] The German edition of the book, Mein Leben, meine Freiheit, debuted in the top 20 of the bestseller list of Der Spiegel. [4][5]
References
- ^ a b ""The Infidel: The Story of My Enlightenment"". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2006-10-05.
- ^ ""Schaterlachen om vrijheid van Ayaan"". Algemeen Dagblad. September 30 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ van Zijl, Frank (September 30 2006). ""De zware beproevingen van een moslimmeisje"". de Volkskrant. Retrieved 2006-10-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b van Zanten, Claudia (October 3 2006). ""Boek Hirsi Ali in twee dagen uitverkocht"". Elsevier. Retrieved 2006-10-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Broder, Henryk (October 2 2006). ""Mohammed wird Liebe bedeuten"". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 2006-10-05.
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External links
- Official book website (Dutch)
- Reviews
- Penny Wark (January 31, 2007). "My life as an infidel". The Times. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Anne Applebaum (February 4, 2007). "The Fight for Muslim Women". Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Christopher Hitchens (February 4, 2007). "A voice that will not be silenced". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Andrew Anthony (February 4, 2007). "Taking the fight to Islam". The Observer. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
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- Interviews on book
- Laurie Goodstein (February 4, 2007). "Enter the Dutch 'Infidel,' Faithful to Herself". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
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