Books set in Syria (44)
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A Woman in the Crossfire : Diaries of the Syrian Revolution by Samar Yazbek EN
SyriaDescription:
A well-known novelist and journalist from the coastal city of Jableh, Samar Yazbek witnessed the beginning four months of the uprising first-hand and actively participated in a variety of public actions and budding social movements. Throughout this period she kept a diary of personal reflections on, and observations of, this historic time. Because of the outspoken views she published in print and online, Yazbek quickly attracted the attention and fury of the regime, vicious rumours started to spread about her disloyalty to the homeland and the Alawite community to which she belongs. The lyrica... continue
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Adonis : Selected Poems by Adūnīs EN
Description:
"Frontispiece: Poem and calligraphy by Adonis, XXXX. Translated by Bassam Frangieh" --T.p. verso.
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As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
An epic, emotional, breathtaking story of love and loss set amid the Syrian revolution. Burning with the fires of hope and possibility, AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW will sweep you up and never let you go. _______________ SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DISCOVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 'This is an important book. Everyone should read it' - Elizabeth Laird, award-winning author of Welcome to Nowhere 'Wrenching and lyrical' - Samira Ahmed, New York Times bestselling author of Internment 'Hauntingly beautiful ... a must read' - Huda Fahmy, author of Huda F Are You _______________ Salama Kassab... continue
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Damascus Nights by Rafik Schami EN
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Rafik Schami's award-winning novel. In the classical Arab tradition of tale-telling, here is a magical book that celebrates the power of storytelling, delightfully transformed for modern sensibilities by an award-winning author. The time is present-day Damascus, and Salim the coachman, the city's most famous storyteller, is mysteriously struck dumb. To break the spell, seven friends gather for seven nights to present Salim with seven wondrous "gifts"—seven stories of their own design. Upon this enchanting frame of tales told in the fragrant Arabian night, the words of the past grow fainter, as... continue
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De Kaart van Zout en Sterren by Zeyn Joukhadar NL
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Betoverend boek voor fans van ‘De zoon van de verhalenverteller’. Hartverscheurend verhaal van een hedendaags Syrisch meisje en een middeleeuwse avonturier, beide verhalen zijn sterk en meeslepend. ‘De kaart van zout en sterren’ van Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar is een betoverend boek voor liefhebbers van ‘De zoon van de verhalenverteller’. Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar vertelt het hartverscheurende verhaal van een hedendaags Syrisch meisje en een middeleeuwse avonturier, en beide verhaallijnen zijn even sterk en meeslepend. Wanneer Nours vader overlijdt, besluit haar moeder met haar drie dochters ter... continue
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Death is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa EN
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FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE A dogged, absurd quest through the nightmare of the Syrian civil war Khaled Khalifa’s Death Is Hard Work is the new novel from the greatest chronicler of Syria’s ongoing and catastrophic civil war: a tale of three ordinary people facing down the stuff of nightmares armed with little more than simple determination. Abdel Latif, an old man from the Aleppo region, dies peacefully in a hospital bed in Damascus. His final wish, conveyed to his youngest son, Bolbol, is to be buried in the family plot in their ancestral village of Anabiya... continue
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Eine Hand voller Sterne by Rafik Schami DE
Description:
Über 2 Jahre hinweg berichtet ein 14-jähriger Syrer über sein Leben als Schüler, Handlanger und Mitstreiter einer Untergrundzeitung in Damaskus.
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El secreto del calígrafo by Rafik Schami ES
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Un vibrante retrato de Damasco en los años posteriores a la independencia, cuyos protagonistas son un reputado calígrafo, una mujer de gran belleza y un joven cristiano de noble carácter. En las populosas calles de la ciudad vieja, el rumor se extiende como una marea: Nura, la joven y bella esposa del afamado calígrafo Hamid Farsi, se ha fugado de casa sin dejar rastro. De inmediato, cientos de voces especulan sobre los motivos de tal desplante. ¿Habrá sucumbido al insistente ruego del célebre donjuán Nassri Abbani, que para conquistar la única pieza que se le resiste ha acudido nada menos que... continue