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The Man in Blue Pyjamas

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Description for The Man in Blue Pyjamas Paperback. An indomitable passion for the freedom to write fuels Kurdish refugee Jalal Barzanji's unforgettable journey. Translator(s): Salih, Dr. Sabah A. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
The style of my book must be in small pieces, as my life has been in pieces. (Jalal Barzanji) From 1986 to 1988 poet and journalist Jalal Barzanji endured imprisonment and torture under Saddam Hussein's regime because of his literary and journalistic achievements-writing that openly explores themes of peace, democracy, and freedom. It was not until 1998, when he and his family took refuge in Canada, that he was able to consider speaking out fully on these topics. Still, due to economic necessity, Barzanji's dream of writing had to wait until he was named Edmonton's first Writer-in-Exile in ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Wayfarer
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9780888645364
SKU
V9780888645364
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About Unknown
Professor of English Dr. Salih received his doctoral degree in English from Southern Illinois University in 1989 where he focused on Modern British Literature with a dissertation titled Bernard Shaw in America. His also has a concentration in Literary Criticism and Composition. His Masters of Arts in English is also from Southern Illinois University and his Bachelors of Arts Degree ... Read more

Reviews for The Man in Blue Pyjamas
#4 on the "Edmonton Journal" Best Seller list for the week of October 02, 2011. #5 on the "Edmonton Journal" Best Seller list for the week ending November 20, 2011. "The author was named the City's first PEN Writer-In-Exile when he arrived in Edmonton because his memoir arises above the level of personal history to a saga of Kurdish history ... Read more

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