The Attack by Khadra, Yasmina

The Attack (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780307275707)

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The Attack by Khadra, Yasmina

The Attack

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The Attack by Khadra, Yasmina

The Attack

$16.00
Format: Paperback
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From the bestselling author of The Swallows of Kabul comes this timely and haunting novel that powerfully illuminates the devastating human costs of terrorism.Dr. Amin Jaafari is an Arab-Israeli surgeon at a hospital in Tel Aviv. As an admired and respected member of his community, he has carved a space for himself and his wife, Sihem, at the crossroads of two troubled societies. Jaafari's world is abruptly shattered when Sihem is killed in a suicide bombing.As evidence mounts that Sihem could have been responsible for the catastrophic bombing, Jaafari begins a tortured search for answers. Faced with the ultimate betrayal, he must find a way to reconcile his cherished memories of his wife with the growing realization that she may have had another life, one that was entirely removed from the comfortable, modern existence that they shared.

Author: Yasmina Khadra
ISBN-10: 0307275701
ISBN-13: 9780307275707
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 04/25/2007
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 7.92h x 5.30w x 0.59d
Award: International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 06/10/2007 pg. 24
By Yasmina Khadra
By Yasmina Khadra
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YASMINA KHADRA is the pen name of the former Algerian army officer Mohammed Moulessehoul. He adopted his wife's name as a pseudonym to avoid military censorship. He is the author of more than 20 books, at least six of which have been published in English, among them The Swallows of Kabul and The Attack, both shortlisted for the IMPAC literary award. Khadra's work has been published in 45 countries. He has twice been honored by the Acad駑ie fran軋ise, winning both the M馘aille de vermeil (2001) and Grand Prix de litt駻ature (2012). His latest novel is The Angels Die (2016). He lives in France. The New York Times describes Khadra as, "a writer who can understand man wherever he is."

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