A Slap in the Face - Couverture souple

Khider, Abbas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1803090006 ISBN 13 : 9781803090009

Editeur : Seagull Books London Ltd, 2022

Synopsis

Now in paperback, the touching, timely story of an Iraqi refugee in Germany.

In our era of mass migration, much of it driven by war and its aftermath, A Slap in the Face could not be more timely. It tells the story of Karim, an Iraqi refugee living in Germany whose right to asylum has been revoked in the wake of Saddam Hussein's defeat. But Hussein wasn't the only reason Karim left, and as Abbas Khider unfolds his story, we learn both the secret struggles he faced in his homeland and the battles with prejudice, distrust, poverty, and bureaucracy he has to endure in his attempts to make a new life in Germany. As he erupts in frustration at his caseworker and finally forces her to listen to his story, we get an account of a contemporary life upended by politics and violence, told with warmth and humor that, while surprising us, does nothing to lessen the outrages Karim describes.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Abbas Khider was a political prisoner in Saddam Hussein's Iraq before fleeing to Germany. Seagull Books published his debut novel, The Village Indian, in 2013.


Simon Pare is a translator from French and German who lives in Paris.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Seagull Books London Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1803090006
• ISBN 13: 9781803090009
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible