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The American Granddaughter
In, Inaam Kachachi
Price: LE 146
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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." Le Monde "Full of poetry and freshness" Guide de la rentree litteraire, Lire/Virgin
WINNER OF FRANCE'S THE LAGARDERE PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE OF ARABIC FICTION
RAISES 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.
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Language: English
Paperback: 264 pages
ISBN-10: 1558681663
ISBN-13: 9781623718688
Genre: Popular Fiction
Size: 13 cm x 19.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 25 grams
Condition: As New
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