by Rania al Baz · Michel Lafon · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782749903293
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«Défigurée» is the autobiography of Rania Al-Baz, published by Michel Lafon in paperback (235 pages, in French).
Rania Al-Baz, a pioneering Saudi television presenter, recounts her husband's beating in 2004, the four-day coma and the thirteen operations she underwent to rebuild her face. By making her photographs public, her case sparked a debate on domestic violence and the situation of women in Muslim countries, without renouncing her faith or her homeland.
The original French edition was published on 22 September 2005 with the subtitle «Quand un crime passionnel devient affaire d'État».
A testimony for readers interested in memoirs, women's rights and the social reality of Saudi Arabia.
