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In Praise of Hatred
Khaled Khalifa
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Description for In Praise of Hatred
Paperback. 1980s Syria, our young narrator is living a secluded life behind the veil in the vast and perfumed house of her grandparents in Aleppo. Her three aunts, Maryam the pious one; Safaa, the liberal; and the free-spirited Marwa, bring her up with the aid of their ever-devoted blind servant. Translator(s): Price, Leri. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
1980s Syria, our young narrator is living a secluded life behind the veil in the vast and perfumed house of her grandparents in Aleppo. Her three aunts, Maryam the pious one; Safaa, the liberal; and the free-spirited Marwa, bring her up with the aid of their ever-devoted blind servant.
Soon the high walls of the family home are unable to protect her from the social and political changes outside. Witnessing the crackdowns of the ruling dictatorship against Muslims, she is filled with hatred for her oppressors, and becomes increasingly fundamentalist. In the footsteps of her beloved uncle ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552776134
SKU
V9780552776134
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About Khaled Khalifa
Khaled Khalifa was born in 1964, in a village close to Aleppo, Syria. He is the fifth child of a family of thirteen siblings. He studied law at Aleppo University and actively participated in the foundation of Aleph magazine with a group of writers and poets. A few months later, the magazine was closed down by Syrian censorship. ... Read more
Reviews for In Praise of Hatred
The novel is at once startling, creative and bold because of its tight construction and well-drawn characters
Dr Khaled Hroub, Cambridge University A Balzacian tale full of romance and murder that ranges from Afghanistan to Yemen to Syria
New York Times
Chillingly true to life
Financial Times
That Khalifa has chosen to profile fanaticism from ... Read more
Dr Khaled Hroub, Cambridge University A Balzacian tale full of romance and murder that ranges from Afghanistan to Yemen to Syria
New York Times
Chillingly true to life
Financial Times
That Khalifa has chosen to profile fanaticism from ... Read more