The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches from Syria (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780871407139)

Doing for Syria what Imperial Life in the Emerald City did for the war in Iraq, The Morning They Came for Us bears witness to one of the most brutal, internecine conflicts in recent history. Drawing from years of experience covering Syria for Vanity Fair, Newsweek, and the front pages of the New York Times, award-winning journalist Janine di Giovanni gives us a tour de force of war reportage, all told through the perspective of ordinary people--among them a doctor, a nun, a musician, and a student. What emerges is an extraordinary picture of the devastating human consequences of armed conflict, one that charts an apocalyptic but at times tender story of life in a jihadist war zone. Recalling celebrated works by Ryszard Kapus cin ski, Philip Gourevitch, and Anne Applebaum, The Morning They Came for Us, through its unflinching account of a nation on the brink of disintegration, becomes an unforgettable testament to resilience in the face of nihilistic human debasement.

Author: Janine Di Giovanni
ISBN-10: 0871407132
ISBN-13: 9780871407139
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Published: 05/03/2016
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 06/01/2014 pg. 74
Library Journal Prepub Alert 12/01/2015 pg. 74
Publishers Weekly 01/18/2016
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2016
Booklist 03/01/2016 pg. 33
Shelf Awareness 05/06/2016
Library Journal 05/15/2016 pg. 91
Library Journal 12/01/2015
Library Journal 06/01/2014