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Day of honey : a memoir of food, love, and war / Annia Ciezadlo.

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Van Pelt Library PN4874.C5185 A3 2011
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Ciezadlo, Annia.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Ciezadlo, Annia.
Journalists--United States--Biography.
Journalists.
Social aspects.
Food--Social aspects.
United States.
Lebanon--Beirut.
Iraq--Baghdad.
Journalists--Iraq--Baghdad.
Journalists--Lebanon--Beirut.
Baghdad (Iraq)--Social life and customs.
Baghdad (Iraq).
Beirut (Lebanon)--Social life and customs.
Beirut (Lebanon).
Food--Social aspects--Iraq--Baghdad.
Food.
Food--Social aspects--Lebanon--Beirut.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Social aspects.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Manners and customs.
Iraq.
Local Subjects:
Baghdad (Iraq)--Social life and customs.
Beirut (Lebanon)--Social life and customs.
Genre:
Biographies.
Food memoirs.
Autobiographies.
Physical Description:
viii, 382 pages ; 25 cm
Edition:
First Free Press hardcover edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Free Press, 2011.
Summary:
Ciezadlo presents a beautifully written, fiercely intelligent memoir exploring the heightened meaning of cooking during wartime.
Contents:
New York. Introduction : the siege
The quiet assassin
Afghanistanism
The bride of the world
Majaddara
Honeymoon in Baghdad. The benefits of civilization
"Iraq has no cuisine"
Becoming human
The movement of democratic lovers
The sumer land
The flavor of freedom
Iftar alone
Chicken soup for the Iraqi soul
The devil's Hijab
The free one
Even a strong person can ask for peace
Beirut. Republic of Foul
The green revolution
Death in Beirut
The war of the kitchen
The operation
Eat, pray, war. Fear and shopping
Mighli
Cooking with Umm Hassane
Supper of stones
God, Nasrallah, and the suburbs. There are no Shiites in this neighborhood
My previous experience in warfare.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-368) and index.
Dayton Literary Peace Prize non-fiction runner-up, 2012.
American Book Awards, Winner, 2012
ISBN:
9781416583936
1416583939
9781416583943
1416583947
OCLC:
424555350
Publisher Number:
40019068251

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