Sirens of Baghdad

Name: Sirens of Baghdad
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ISBN: 9780385521741

ISBN-10: 038552174X

ISBN-13: 9780385521741

Edition: 2007

Authors: John Cullen, Yasmina Khadra, Yasmina Khadra

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" Yasmina Khadra may well be the most powerful and serious writer in French since his Algerian compatriot Albert Camus." -- "Philadelphia Inquirer" The third novel in Yasmina Khadra's bestselling trilogy about Islamic fundamentalism brings readers into Baghdad. Forced to leave the University of Baghdad when the Americans invade Iraq, a young man from a small desert village returns home, where he witnesses three events that transform him. First, American soldiers at a checkpoint kill the sweet and beloved " village idiot." Several days later, an American plane bombs a wedding on the outskirts of the village. And then one night, soldiers looking for terrorists come to the young man's own…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/25/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

John Cullen graduated with a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Texas. His translations from German & Italian include Christa Wolf's "Medea", Adolf Holl's "The Left Hand of God", & Susanna Tamaro's "Follow Your Heart". He lives in upstate New York.