City of Jasmine : a novel / Olga Grjasnowa ; translated from the German by Katy Derbyshire.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781786074874
- Physical Description: 240 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: London : Oneworld, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published in German as Gott ist nicht schuchtern by Aufbau Verlag, 2017. |
Language Note: | Translated from German. |
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Subject: | Syrians > Germany > Fiction. Refugees > Germany > Fiction. Surgeons > Fiction. Syria > History > Civil War, 2011- > Fiction. |
Genre: | Domestic fiction. |
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Gibsons Public Library | FIC GRJA (Text) | 30886001065180 | Adult Fiction Hardcover | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2019 March #1
News of war-savaged Syria (or anywhere) can turn people into statistics, but here Grjasnowa
Copyright 2019 Library Journal.(All Russians Love Birch Trees ) provides a close-as-skin understanding of what it's like to suffer bombardment, torture, and dislocation while remaining human and hopeful. When Paris-based surgeon Hammoudi returns home to renew his passport, he is not permitted to leave and eventually works 'round the clock in a dirty basement as the only doctor saving lives in his part of Damascus. He briefly meets Amal, an actress full of life and daring who joins demonstrations, endures imprisonment, unearths an awful family secret, and becomes involved with Youssef, a young director targeted by the regime. Hammoudi makes his way to Greece and Amal and Youssef to Beirut, all heading for Europe. You'll care for them and their heartbreaking fate.VERDICT Highly recommended.