The Book Collectors of Daraya; .
A Band of Syrian Rebels, Their Underground Library, and the Stories that Carried Them Through a War
(Sprache: Englisch)
The compelling story of how a group of young Syrian rebels found hope in the midst of war - hope that came from books
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The compelling story of how a group of young Syrian rebels found hope in the midst of war - hope that came from books
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'This is an urgent and compelling account of great bravery and passion. Delphine Minoui has crafted a book that champions books and the individuals who risk everything to preserve them.' Susan Orlean, author of The Library Book In 2012 the rebel suburb of Daraya in Damascus was brutally besieged by Syrian government forces. Four years of suffering ensued, punctuated by shelling, barrel bombs and chemical gas attacks. People's homes were destroyed and their food supplies cut off; disease was rife.
Yet in this man-made hell, forty young Syrian revolutionaries embarked on an extraordinary project, rescuing all the books they could find in the bombed-out ruins of their home town. They used them to create a secret library, in a safe place, deep underground. It became their school, their university, their refuge. It was a place to learn, to exchange ideas, to dream and to hope.
Based on lengthy interviews with these young men, conducted over Skype by the award-winning French journalist Delphine Minoui, The Book Collectors of Daraya is a powerful testament to freedom, tolerance and the power of literature.
Translated from the French by Lara Vergnaud.
Autoren-Porträt von Delphine Minoui
Delphine Minoui, a recipient of the Albert Londres Prize for her reporting on Iraq and Iran, is a Middle East correspondent for Le Figaro. Born in Paris in 1974 to a French mother and an Iranian father, she now lives in Istanbul. She is the author of I'm Writing You From Tehran and The Book Collectors of Daraya. Vergnaud, LaraLara Vergnaud is a translator of prose, creative nonfiction, and scholarly works from the French. She is the recipient of two PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants and a French Voices Grand Prize, and has been nominated for the National Translation Award. She lives in Washington, DC.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Delphine Minoui
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 18 Jahre
- 2020, Air Iri OME, 208 Seiten, Maße: 15,4 x 23 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Übersetzer: Lara Vergnaud
- Verlag: Picador
- ISBN-10: 1529012325
- ISBN-13: 9781529012323
- Erscheinungsdatum: 24.10.2020
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
There is something seductive about the idea of knowledge as a bulwark against brutal force, and it's an idea that immediately resonates with Minoui . . . She makes up for the lack of on-the-ground access with an abundance of attention and empathy. Mythili Rao Guardian
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