When the Grey Beetles Took over Baghdad - Couverture rigide

Yahia, Mona

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 080761582X ISBN 13 : 9780807615829

Editeur : George Braziller, 2007

Synopsis

Winner of the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize for Fiction. In this vivid story of growing up in Baghdad, Mona Yahia tells a very personal story set against the backdrop of political upheaval and an increasingly fractured society. Lina clings to childhood and the security of her youth during the last peaceful period for the 2500-year-old Jewish community in Iraq. When that peace begins to crumble, the usual uncertainties of adolescence are augmented by growing fear following the increasingly anti-Semitic rhetoric from the government and outbreaks of violence which ultimately drive out nearly all of the remaining 150,000 Jews in Baghdad. As Lina struggles to understand these dark changes in Iraq, her first love is forced to flee, her father loses his job, her brother is arrested, and her young friend must search among the bodies of hanged Jews for his imprisoned father. As violent coups, arrests, and executions become everyday occurrences, Lina's family must leave the country they have called home for generations. In the dangerous flight to the border, they must evade the security police, traverse perilous mountains, and entrust their lives and safety to strangers. The book will resonate with audiences of all ages.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Lina is trying to lead a normal girl's life in Baghdad, but being Jewish in an Arab country is not easy as politics keep intruding. Violent government coups are almost annual events and it's difficult for a child to understand what's going on or who to believe. The need for secrecy means Lina cannot tell her best friend that her family is just waiting for the right moment to flee. It is the 1960s and Lina is part of the dwindling Jewish community

Présentation de l'éditeur

Baghdad in the 1960s, this is the story of Lina, a middle-class Jewish girl who is not keen to grow up while she perceives her world to be restricted by fear and by the political pressures put upon the local Jewish community. The family finally escapes, ending 3000 years of Jewish presence in Iraq.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: George Braziller
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 080761582X
• ISBN 13: 9780807615829
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 358
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible