Sirens of Baghdad

Name: Sirens of Baghdad
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ISBN: 9780307386168

ISBN-10: 0307386163

ISBN-13: 9780307386168

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Authors: Yasmina Khadra, John Cullen, Yasmina Khadra

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0;Yasmina Khadra may well be the most powerful and serious writer in French since his Algerian compatriot Albert Camus.1; -Philadelphia Inquirer The third novel in Yasmina Khadra7;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 0;village idiot.1; 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 man7;s own home…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/6/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.14" wide x 7.97" long x 0.64" tall
Weight: 0.550
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.