{"product_id":"a-slap-in-the-face-abbas-khider-9781803090009","title":"A Slap in the Face","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, the touching, timely story of an Iraqi refugee in Germany.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In our era of mass migration, much of it driven by war and its aftermath, \u003ci\u003eA Slap in the Face\u003c\/i\u003e could not be more timely. It tells the story of Karim, an Iraqi refugee living in Germany whose right to asylum has been revoked in the wake of Saddam Hussein's defeat. But Hussein wasn't the only reason Karim left, and as Abbas Khider unfolds his story, we learn both the secret struggles he faced in his homeland and the battles with prejudice, distrust, poverty, and bureaucracy he has to endure in his attempts to make a new life in Germany. As he erupts in frustration at his caseworker and finally forces her to listen to his story, we get an account of a contemporary life upended by politics and violence, told with warmth and humor that, while surprising us, does nothing to lessen the outrages Karim describes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abbas Khider\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803090006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803090009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.95h x 4.96w x 0.55d","brand":"Abbas Khider","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048940990719,"sku":"9781803090009","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a5ae60f-65d8-4b89-ab06-5a588fcd3380.jpg?v=1684998696","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-slap-in-the-face-abbas-khider-9781803090009","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}