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Thirsty River / [Rodaan Al Galidi ; translated by Luzette Strauss].
Van Pelt Library PT5882.21.H35 D6713 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Khalidi, Rodhan Al-, 1971-
- Standardized Title:
- Dorstige rivier. English
- Language:
- Dutch
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Families--Iraq--Fiction.
- Families.
- Social conditions.
- Iraq--Social conditions--Fiction.
- Iraq.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Fiction.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 323 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Laverstock, UK. : Aflame Books, 2009.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Dutch.
- Summary:
- The destiny of the Bird family in the town of Boran on the banks of the Thirsty River, southern Iraq, is intimately tied to the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein. The birth of each of the Bird children coincides with regime change in Baghdad, until that of Adam - who never wakes from his sleeping condition. An unfortunate incident with Saddam, a sheep and a television aerial results in all the men of the Bird household disappearing, leaving the family matriarch, Simahen, spending long days outside the Party office in the hope of their return. This novel describes the trials and tribulations of the family over 40 years. Yet these victims of history bring humor and hope to a country ravaged by one of the greatest tragedies of our time.
- ISBN:
- 9781906300104
- 1906300100
- OCLC:
- 427612839
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