The American Granddaughter (ePub)
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"We let ourselves be won over by this novel that describes with such faithfulness and emotion the tearing apart of a country and a woman forever caught between two shores." ,ÄîLe Monde "Full of poetry and freshness,Ķ" ,ÄîGuide de la rentree litteraire,...
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"We let ourselves be won over by this novel that describes with such faithfulness and emotion the tearing apart of a country and a woman forever caught between two shores." ,ÄîLe Monde "Full of poetry and freshness,Ķ" ,ÄîGuide de la rentree litteraire, Lire/Virgin
WINNER OF FRANCE'S THE LAGARDERE PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE OF ARABIC FICTIONRAISES IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT IDENTITY, BELONGING, AND PATRIOTISM In her award-winning novel, Inaam Kachachi portrays the dual tragedy of her native land: America's failure and the humiliation of Iraq. The American Granddaughter depicts the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of a young Iraqi-American woman, who returns to her country as an interpreter for the US Army. Through the narrator's conflicting emotions, we see the tragedy of a country which, having battled to emerge from dictatorship, then finds itself under foreign occupation. At the beginning of America's occupation of Iraq, Zeina returns to her war-torn homeland as an interpreter for the US Army. Her formidable grandmotherthe only family member that Zeina believes she has in Iraqgravely disapproves of her granddaughter's actions. Then Zeina meets Haider and Muhaymin, two "brothers" she knows nothing of, and falls deeply in love with Muhaymin, a militant in the Al Mehdi Army. These experiences force her to question all her values.
WINNER OF FRANCE'S THE LAGARDERE PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE OF ARABIC FICTIONRAISES IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT IDENTITY, BELONGING, AND PATRIOTISM In her award-winning novel, Inaam Kachachi portrays the dual tragedy of her native land: America's failure and the humiliation of Iraq. The American Granddaughter depicts the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of a young Iraqi-American woman, who returns to her country as an interpreter for the US Army. Through the narrator's conflicting emotions, we see the tragedy of a country which, having battled to emerge from dictatorship, then finds itself under foreign occupation. At the beginning of America's occupation of Iraq, Zeina returns to her war-torn homeland as an interpreter for the US Army. Her formidable grandmotherthe only family member that Zeina believes she has in Iraqgravely disapproves of her granddaughter's actions. Then Zeina meets Haider and Muhaymin, two "brothers" she knows nothing of, and falls deeply in love with Muhaymin, a militant in the Al Mehdi Army. These experiences force her to question all her values.
Autoren-Porträt von Inaam Kachachi
Born in Baghdad, Inaam Kachachi currently lives in Paris. She has a PhD in journalism and two previously published nonfiction titles: Iraqis Speak: The Iraqi Drama in Women's Writing (2003) and a biography of the English painter Lorna Hailes (1997). Her novel The Outcast was shortlisted for the 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Inaam Kachachi
- 2021, 192 Seiten, Englisch
- Übersetzer: Nariman Yousif
- Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
- ISBN-10: 1623710812
- ISBN-13: 9781623710811
- Erscheinungsdatum: 30.11.2021
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