{"product_id":"american-granddaughter-book-inaam-kachachi-9781623718688","title":"The American Granddaughter","description":"\u003cb\u003eWe let ourselves be won over by this novel that describes with such faithfulness and emotion the tearing apart of a country and a woman forever caught between two shores. '  Le Monde Full of poetry and freshness'   '  Guide de la rentree litteraire, Lire\/Virgin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWINNER OF FRANCE'S THE LAGARDERE PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE OF ARABIC FICTION\u003cbr\u003eRAISES IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT IDENTITY, BELONGING, AND PATRIOTISM \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her award-winning novel, Inaam Kachachi portrays the dual tragedy of her native land: America's failure and the humiliation of Iraq. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe American Granddaughter depicts the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of a young Iraqi-American woman, who returns to her country as an interpreter for the US Army. Through the narrator's conflicting emotions, we see the tragedy of a country which, having battled to emerge from dictatorship, then finds itself under foreign occupation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the beginning of America's occupation of Iraq, Zeina returns to her war-torn homeland as an interpreter for the US Army. Her formidable grandmother--the only family member that Zeina believes she has in Iraq--gravely disapproves of her granddaughter's actions. Then Zeina meets Haider and Muhaymin, two brothers she knows nothing of, and falls deeply in love with Muhaymin, a militant in the Al Mehdi Army. These experiences force her to question all her values.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50385482285329,"sku":"CIN1623718686G","price":6.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51417612747025,"sku":"CIN1623718686VG","price":6.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51765891662097,"sku":"GOR014394306","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1623718686.jpg?v=1750960066","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/american-granddaughter-book-inaam-kachachi-9781623718688","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}