Sinan Antoon

The Baghdad Eucharist

A Novel

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Youssef and Maha are distant relatives who find themselves living together in their native Baghdad, seeking shelter and solace from the increasing turmoil that surrounds them. While Youssef is old and has lived through many good years, Maha is young and has seen only sanctions and war. Her life has been shattered by the sectarian violence engulfing Iraq, a country she feels no longer belongs to her.As the chaos in the country inevitably seeps into their household, a rare argument between Maha and Youssef breaks out, as this fateful day takes an unexpected and calamitous turn.Set over 24 hours, The Baghdad Eucharist unravels through the lives… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Thabet, Maia (Übers.)

ISBN: 978-977-416-820-8
EAN: 9789774168208
Produktnummer: 20466247
Verlag: I.B. Tauris
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Seitenangabe: 129 S.
Masse: H20.4 cm x B12.8 cm x D1.0 cm 132 g
Gewicht: 132

Über den Autor

Sinan Antoon is an award-winning poet, novelist, and translator. He was born in Iraq, and moved to the US in 1991 after the Gulf War. He received his PhD from Harvard University and is currently associate professor of Arabic literature at New York University. He is a co-founder and co-editor of Jadaliyya.Maia Tabet is a literary translator, journalist, and editor, who has translated prominent authors such as Elias Khoury. She was born in Beirut and is currently based in Baltimore in the US.