City of Jasmine

Grjasnowa, Olga

ISBN 10: 1982616784 ISBN 13: 9781982616786

Verlag: BLACKSTONE PUB, 2019

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Here the world comes to you in a way it's never come to you before.

-- "Die Welt (Berlin)"

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A poignant story of three young adults trying to make a future for themselves in war-torn Damascus

When Hammoudi, a young surgeon based in Paris, returns to Syria to renew his passport, he only expects to stay there a few days. But the authorities refuse to let him leave, and Hammoudi finds himself caught up in the fight against the regime. Meanwhile, budding actress Amal has also joined the protests against the government and her own father, by whom she feels betrayed. Realizing that they will never again be safe in their homeland, Amal and her boyfriend Youssef decide to flee to Europe in a desperate bid to survive.

But the path to safety brings its own risks, and Amal and Youssef once again narrowly escape death when their overcrowded ship sinks. Eventually they reach Germany, but soon discover that in this new life-where they are perceived as nothing but refugees-their struggle is far from over.

City of Jasmine is an intimate and striking novel that offers real insight into the horrors and inhumanity of war, whilst also focusing on the humanity of the protagonists, marking Olga Grjasnowa as one of the most talented and admired young authors working in Germany today.

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• Verlag: BLACKSTONE PUB
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1982616784
• ISBN 13: 9781982616786
• Einband: CD MP3