Books from Syria
42 popular syrian books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Asia Challenge" were written by authors from Syria.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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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
Description:
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
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Freedom Hospital: A Syrian Story by Hamid Sulaiman EN
Description:
It is spring 2012 and 40,000 people have died since the start of the Syrian Arab Spring. In the wake of this, Yasmin has set up a clandestine hospital in the north of the country. The town that she lives in is controlled by Assad’s brutal regime, but is relatively stable. However, as the months pass, the situation becomes increasingly complex and violent. Told in stark, beautiful black-and-white imagery, Freedom Hospital illuminates a complicated situation with gut-wrenching detail and very dark humour. The story of Syria is one of the most devastating narratives of our age and Freedom Hospita... continue
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Growing Up bin Laden : Osama's Wife and Son Take Us Inside Their Secret World by Najwa bin Laden, Omar bin Laden, Jean Sasson EN
Description:
From the New York Times bestselling author of Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia In their own words, Osama bin Laden's wife and son tell the astonishing story of the man they knew—or thought they knew—before September 11, 2001. The world knows Osama bin Laden as the most wanted terrorist of our time. But people are not born terrorists, and bin Laden has carefully guarded the details of his private life—until now, when his first wife and fourth-born son break the silence to take us inside his strange and secret world. In spine-tingling detail, Jean Sasson tells their... continue
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In Praise of Hatred by Khaled Khalifa EN
Description:
1980s Syria. Our young narrator is living a secluded life behind the veil in the vast and perfumed house of her grandparents. Her three aunts bring her up with the aid of their ever-devoted blind servant. Soon the high walls of the family home are unable to protect her from the social and political upheavals outside.
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Komm dahin, wo es still ist : Eine Erkundung by Vanessa Vu, Ahmad Katlesh DE
Description:
Die Lebenswege des Schriftstellers Ahmad Katlesh und der Journalistin Vanessa Vu sind geprägt, aber nicht bestimmt von Kriegen, Flucht und Migration. Katlesh floh aus Syrien und lebte mehrere Jahre in Jordanien, bevor er 2017 nach Deutschland kam. Vu ist in Deutschland geboren und lebte die ersten Jahre in einem Asylbewerberheim in Niederbayern, ihre Eltern kamen aus Vietnam. Im Tanz lernten beide sich kennen, in den darauffolgenden E-Mails näherten sie sich einander an. Sie entdecken trotz unterschiedlicher Migrationsbiografien parallele Erfahrungen, schlagen Brücken entlang ve... continue
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La Marcheuse by Samar Yazbek FR
Description:
Rima aime les livres, surtout Le Petit Prince et Alice au pays des merveilles, le dessin et... marcher. La jeune fille, qui ne parle pas, souffre d’une étrangeté : ses jambes fonctionnent indépendamment de sa volonté, dès qu’elle se met à marcher elle ne peut plus s’arrêter. Un jour d’août 2013, alors qu’elle traverse Damas en bus, un soldat ouvre le feu à un check-point. Sa mère succombe sous les balles et Rima, blessée, est emmenée dans un hôpital pénitencier avant que son frère ne la conduise dans la zone assiégée de la Ghouta. Et c’est là, dans cet enfer sur terre, qu’elle écrit son histoi... continue
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LAS PLUMAS by Salim Barakat ES
Description:
Una epopeya kurda. El joven Mem, un kurdo de Siria, es enviado por su padre a Chipre, donde debe ponerse en contacto con un enigmático personaje, el Gran Hombre. Seis años después, todavía no ha conseguido cumplir su misión. Fatigado por una búsqueda incierta y presa de los tormentos del exilio, planea quitarse la vida. Pero la repentina aparición de una inquietante pluma entre sus ropas desencadena un desfile de recuerdos en su memoria que lo disuaden de ello: los días vividos en su ciudad natal, las vivas anécdotas familiares, la... continue