The Baghdad Clock [electronic resource] : Winner of the Edinburgh First Book Award
Al Rawi, Shahad2018
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Shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2018 This number one best-selling title in Iraq, Dubai, and the UAE is a heart-rending tale of two girls growing up in war-torn Baghdad Baghdad, 1991. The Gulf War is raging. Two girls, hiding in an air raid shelter, tell stories to keep the fear and the darkness at bay, and a deep friendship is born. But as the bombs continue to fall and friends begin to flee the country, the girls must face the fact that their lives will never be the same again. This poignant debut novel reveals just what it's like to grow up in a city that is slowly disappearing in front of your eyes, and how in the toughest times, children can build up the greatest resilience.
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Al Rawi, Shahad, AuthorLeafgren, Luke, Translator
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Oneworld Publications, 2018
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Shahad Al Rawi was born in Baghdad in 1986. She is a writer and novelist. Her first novel The Baghdad Clock went through three printings in the first months of publication. She is currently completing a PhD in Anthropology in Dubai.
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9781786073235
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English
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3745079
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