A strikingly powerful novel by the IMPAC shortlisted author of THE SWALLOWS OF KABUL and THE ATTACK. Forced to leave the University of Baghdad when the Americans invade Iraq, a young man returns to his home village where he witnesses unspeakable acts of violence committed by American soldiers. Consumed by a desire for revenge, he returns to the city and is taken in by a radical group. Before long, he finds himself part of a terrorist operation which will take him to London. But as the time to board the plane looms, he struggles to reconcile himself to his mission.
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ISBN | 9780099513230 |
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Sprache | eng |
Cover | Algerische SchriftstellerInnen: Werke (div.), Modern and contemporary Fiction (post 1945), Iraq, Narrative theme: Politics, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, iraq, terrorism, baghdad, the swallows of kabul, Kartonierter Einband (Kt) |
Verlag | Random House UK |
Jahr | 20080605 |
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