City of Jasmine
When Hammoudi, a young surgeon based in Paris, returns to Syria to renew his passport, he only expects to stay there a few days. But the authorities refuse to let him leave and Hammoudi finds himself caught up in the fight against the regime. Meanwhile, budding actress Amal has also joined the prote...
| Main Author: | Grjasnowa, Olga, 1984- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Derbyshire, Katy (Translator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English German |
| Published: |
London :
Oneworld,
2019.
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| Summary: |
When Hammoudi, a young surgeon based in Paris, returns to Syria to renew his passport, he only expects to stay there a few days. But the authorities refuse to let him leave and Hammoudi finds himself caught up in the fight against the regime. Meanwhile, budding actress Amal has also joined the protests against the government and her own father, by whom she feels betrayed. Realising that they will never again be safe in their homeland, Amal and her boyfriend Youssef decide to flee to Europe in a desperate bid to survive. But the path to safety brings its own risks, and Amal and Youssef once again narrowly escape death when their overcrowded ship sinks. Eventually they reach Germany, but soon discover that in this new life - where they are perceived as nothing but refugees - their struggle is far from over. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally published in German as Gott ist nicht schuchtern by Aufbau Verlag, 2017. |
| Physical Description: |
240 pages ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781786074874 1786074877 |
| Author Notes: |
Katy Derbyshire , originally from London, has lived in Berlin for over twenty years. Her translation of Clemens Meyer's Bricks and Mortar was longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2017. She occasionally teaches translation and co-hosts a monthly translation lab and the bi-monthly Dead Ladies Show. Katy was recently awarded the Translator Prize of the Foundation for Art and Culture NRW for her translation and advocacy work. |