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The sirens of Baghdad
a novel
By Khadra, Yasmina & Cullen, John B.
- ISBN
- 978-0-38552-174-1
- Publisher
- New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, c2007.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on April 15, 2007
In the final volume of Khadra's trilogy about Islamic fundamentalism (e.g.,The Attack ), the narrator-a Bedouin from a small Iraqi desert town-changes from an empathetic, violence-averse young man to a hate-filled radical after witnessing several horrific events stemming from American's invasion of Iraq: the local blacksmith's mentally disabled son is mistakenly shot, a village wedding party accidentally bombed, and the narrator's fath...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
