AND THEN LIFE HAPPENS: A MEMOIR
Book ID/图书代码： 08166012B54958
English Summary/英文概要： A moving account by Auma Obama about her life in Africa and Europe, and her relationship with her brother, Barack Obama.
While her younger brother Barack grew up in the U.S. and Indonesia, Auma Obama’s childhood played out at the other end of the world in a remote village in Kenya, the birthplace of the siblings’ shared father. Barack and Auma met for the first time in the 1980s, and they built a lasting relationship which lead to travels together in Kenya, research into their family history and finally Auma’s support for her brother’s political career and eventual bid for the U.S. presidency.
Auma spent sixteen years studying and living in Germany, moved to England for love, and gave birth to a daughter there. The tension between her original and chosen worlds and cultures was a constant challenge, and eventually Auma returned to Africa and worked to support young men and women in shaping their futures.
In And Then Life Happens, her candid and emotional memoir, Auma shares her own story as well as recollections of and experiences with her famous brother, who says about their first encounter: “I hugged her, we looked at each other, and laughed. I knew right then that I loved her.”
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书来自于奥玛•奥巴马，她在书中以动人的笔触为我们娓娓道来她在非洲和欧洲的生活经历以及她与其兄巴拉克•奥巴马的关系。 当弟弟巴拉克•奥巴马在美国以及印度尼西亚长大，奥玛却在世界的彼端--肯尼亚的一座遥远的小村庄度过着她的童年，这里正是这对同父异母的兄妹俩的出生地。20世纪80年代奥玛首次和巴拉克相见，此后两人建立起了一段稳定持久的关系，两人曾一起游历肯尼亚，一起研究家族历史，最终奥玛支持了巴拉克的政治生涯，并帮助他在美国总统的竞选中取得了最终胜利。
奥玛曾在德国求学并生活长达16年，后为爱情移居英国并在那里诞下一女。但一直以来，她出生地的文化与其后来所选择的另一种世界与文化之间存在着一种持续的冲击力与紧张关系，而这最终导致了她重返非洲，并致力于帮助那里的年轻人们追求他们的梦想。
在奥玛这部坦诚而充满情感的回忆录《生命正当时》中，她不仅与我们分享了她的人生经历，同时为我们带来了其与弟弟巴拉克•奥巴马相处的点点滴滴。巴拉克•奥巴马曾如此评价与姐姐的初次见面：“我紧紧地抱住她，我们相互凝视，然后纷纷开怀大笑。当时我便清楚地意识到我爱她。”（DC）
Awards/获奖情况："本书让我们感同身受作者在肯尼亚的那段艰难痛苦的童年。。。。。。同时这又是一部异常精致且充满感性的作品。。。。。。它让我们重新深入地认识了我们的总统。”--- 科克斯评论 "这是一部极为引人入胜的作品...尤其叫人印象深刻的便是当还是大学生的奥玛最终知道了多年前抛弃了还是婴孩的她的母亲的真实身份时的场景。尽管在2008年总统大选时奥玛获得了极高的知名度，作者直至此时都还保持平易近人的姿态。全书文风简明轻快，而奥玛坦诚直白的叙述方式则使得她的讲述深受读者喜爱。" --- 《出版家周刊》
"A burnished look at a difficult, ruptured childhood in Kenya... [a] delicate, emotional work...that enlightens and deepens the public’s understanding of the president." --- Kirkus Reviews
"...engrossing... Especially poignant are the sections that tell how, as a college student, Auma finally got to know the mother who relinquished her as a baby. Despite the level of recognition Auma achieved during the 2008 presidential election, there are no airs here. The prose is simple, and Auma’s honest, straightforward storytelling makes her an instantly likeable narrator." --- Publishers Weekly
About the Author/作者介绍： 奥玛•奥巴马，生于刚刚取得独立的肯尼亚。起初她与母亲及祖父母一同生活，随后便与父亲以及继母生活在美国。奥玛现于一家专门从事全球教育工程的国际机构工作。 AUMA OBAMA was born in Kenya right after the country gained its independence. She grew up first with her mother and paternal grandparents, and later with her (and President Obama’s) father and American step-mother. She now works in Nairobi for CARE International, an organization specializing in educational projects worldwide.
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