The Sirens of Baghdad

Informationen zum Autor Yasmina Khadra Klappentext A strikingly powerful novel by the IMPAC shortlisted author of THE SWALLOWS OF KABUL and THE ATTACK. Forced to leave the University of Baghdad when the Americans invade Iraq, a young man returns to his home village where he witnesses unspeakable acts of violence committed by American soldiers. Consumed by a desire for revenge, he returns to the city and is taken in by a radical group. Before long, he finds himself part of a terrorist operation which will take him to London. But as the time to board the plane looms, he struggles to reconcile himself to his mission. Zusammenfassung Forced to leave the University of Baghdad when the Americans invade Iraq, a young man returns home to his small desert village, where he witnesses three unspeakable acts of violence committed by American soldiers. Before long, he finds himself part of a terrorist operation which will take him to London.

Product details

• Authors: Yasmina Khadra
• Assisted by: John Cullen (Translation)
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.06.2008
• EAN: 9780099513230
• ISBN: 978-0-09-951323-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Vintage Paperbacks; Vintage Paperbacks
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Algerische SchriftstellerInnen: Werke (div.), Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Politics, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Iraq, Modern and contemporary Fiction (post 1945), iraq; terrorism; baghdad; the swallows of kabul