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| Author/Contributor(s): | Khadra, Yasmina; Cullen, John |
| Publisher: | Anchor |
| Date: | 5/6/2008 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
The third novel in Yasmina Khadra’s bestselling trilogy about Islamic fundamentalismhas the most compelling backdrop of any of his novels: Iraq in the wake of the Americaninvasion.
A young Iraqi student, unable to attend college because of the war, seesAmerican soldiers leave a trail of humiliation and grief in his small village. Benton revenge, he flees to the chaotic streets of Baghdad where insurgents soon realizethey can make use of his anger. Eventually he is groomed for a secret terrorist missionmeant to dwarf the attacks of September 11th, only to find himself struggling withmoral qualms. The Sirens of Baghdad is a powerful look at the effects of violenceon ordinary people, showing what can turn a decent human being into a weapon, andhow the good in human nature can resist.
“Compelling. . . . Khadra brings us deep into the hearts and minds of people living in unspeakable mental anguish.” —Los Angeles Times
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