Absent: A Novel - Brossura

Khedairi, Betool

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0812977424 ISBN 13: 9780812977424

Casa editrice: Random House Publishing Group, 2007

Riassunto

Living with the childess aunt and uncle who raised her, Dalal, a perceptive young woman, is surrounded by the colorful inhabitants of their crowded Baghdad apartment building, people who are struggling to maintain normal lives amid violence and international sanctions, but a secret government informer in their midst could turn all their lives upside down. Reader's Guide included. Original. 20,000 first printing.

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“Absent opens a door to a view of Iraqi life we have seldom seen. With a compassionate eye Khedairi explores a community, damaged by wars and sanctions, struggling for survival.”
–Elizabeth Cox, author of The Slow Moon

“A fascinating book and a great pleasure to read: Betool Khedairi is a talented new voice in fiction.”
–Alaa Al Aswany, author of The Yacoubian Building

“Absent is an important book in the way that The Grapes of Wrath and The Kite Runner are important books. Betool Khedairi performs the miraculous feat of transforming Iraq from an abstraction into a world populated by real people devastated by the intrusions of an empire on the other side of the globe.”
–Sarah Bird, author of The Flamenco Academy

“A strong new voice in Iraqi literature.”
–Radio Free Europe

“Brilliant, funny and disturbing, Absent portrays an unforgettable struggle for dignity in a world under siege.”
–Teresa Carpenter, author of The Miss Stone Affair

L'autore:

Betool Khedairi was born in Baghdad in 1965 to an Iraqi father and a Scottish mother. She received a BA in French literature from the University of Mustansirya and then traveled between Iraq, Jordan, and the United Kingdom, working in the food industry while writing A Sky So Close, which was published in Arabic in Lebanon in 1999. She currently lives in Amman.

Muhayman Jamil was born in Baghdad. He is currently an associate specialist in palliative medicine in London. His work as a translator includes the novels Absent and A Sky So Close, both by Betool Khedairi.

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• Editore: Random House Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0812977424
• ISBN 13: 9780812977424
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 240