Summary
A strikingly powerful novel exploring the motivations of a suicide bomber in Israel, told through the eyes of her husband.
Tel Aviv. A suicide bomber has killed 19 in a packed city centre restaurant. Dr Amin Jaafie, an Israeli Arab, is a surgeon at a nearby hospital. Respected and admired by his colleagues, the doctor represents integration at its most successful. But this night of turmoil and death takes a horrifyingly personal turn as his beloved wife’s body is found among the dead……
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099499275 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099499274 |
| Author: | Yasmina Khadra, John Cullen |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 2 July 2007 |
| Weight: | 190g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Vintage Books |
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A powerful and thought-provoking novel
A powerful and thought-provoking novel * Guardian *
A moving, often troubling exploration of faith, self-belief and identity… The writing has a rare courage. This is a novel from a skilled storyteller working at the height of his powers * Times Literary Supplement *
Khadra has an easy-going style, and tailors his discussions of the Arab-Israeli conflict to the form of a thriller. The fuse lit at the beginning of the novel crackles through the story to its clever destination – James Francken * Daily Telegraph *
Khadra is a passionately moral writer, but he rarely sits in judgement… A magnificent novel, believable and moving * Literary Review *
The characters are not mere mouthpieces - above all else, this is a novel about a man who feels himself betrayed. Amin Jaafie’s very human drama is the heart of this thoughtful and affecting work – Kamila Shamsie * New Statesman *
Probably Khadra’s most ambitious novel to date…[the] power is in the lucidity and the intelligence of the terrorists Amin despises – Gerry Feehily * Independent *
About The Author
Yasmina Khadra
Yasmina Khadra is the nom de plume of the Algerian army officer, Mohammed Moulessehoul, who took a female pseudonym to avoid submitting his manuscripts for approval by the army. He is the author of four other books published in English, including the acclaimed bestseller Swallows of Kabul. He lives in France.
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