Pierre Haski,Ma Yan

The Diary of Ma Yan

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Wednesday, November 7

My father gave me and my brother a little money. My stomach is all twisted up with hunger, but I don't want to spend the money on anything as frivolous as food. Because it's money my parents earn with their sweat and blood.
I have to study well so that I won't ever again be tortured by hunger. . . .

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 aren't always enough to pay school fees.
Ma Yan'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 — support that led to the creation of an international organization dedicated to helping these children . . . all because of one ordinary girl's extraordinary diary.
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143 printed pages
Publication year
2009
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  • Lenka Lavlinskayahas quoted8 years ago
    My stomach is all twisted up with hunger, but I don’t want to spend that yuan on anything so frivolous as food. Because it’s money my parents earned with their sweat and blood.
  • Lenka Lavlinskayahas quoted8 years ago
    extra spoonful of vegetables, usually potatoes
  • Lenka Lavlinskayahas quoted8 years ago
    Even if I finance your studies, what will you be able to do? It would be better if you died right away. Every day I hope that you’re going to die. If you die, I’ll bury you under a bit of earth and at least I’ll be at peace for a few days.

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