The Crossing by Samar Yazbek
From the first innocent demonstrations for democracy, through the beginnings of the Free Syrian Army, to the arrival of ISIS, this book offers remarkable snapshots of soldiers, children, ordinary men and women simply trying to stay alive.
"Powerful and moving…bears comparison with George Orwell’s Homage To Catalonia as a work of literature, Yazbek is a superb narrator…it may be that [she] has written one of the first political classics of the 21st century" * Observer *
"Brave, rebellious and passionate…Yazbek is no ordinary Syrian dissident" * Financial Times *
"An eloquent, gripping and harrowing account of the country’s decline into barbarism by an incredibly brave Syrian" * Irish Times *
"Gripping.. Does the important job of putting faces to the numbing numbers of Syria’s crisis..." * Economist *
"Sheds valuable light on day-to-day life inside Syria, something of which we know little…a sobering glimpse of the wreckage that will be discovered when the war is over" * Sunday Times *
"Brave, rebellious and passionate…Yazbek is no ordinary Syrian dissident" * Financial Times *
"An eloquent, gripping and harrowing account of the country’s decline into barbarism by an incredibly brave Syrian" * Irish Times *
"Gripping.. Does the important job of putting faces to the numbing numbers of Syria’s crisis..." * Economist *
"Sheds valuable light on day-to-day life inside Syria, something of which we know little…a sobering glimpse of the wreckage that will be discovered when the war is over" * Sunday Times *
Born in 1970, Samar Yazbek studied literature before beginning her career as a journalist and a scriptwriter for Syrian television and cinema. Her translated work includes the novel, Cinnamon, and A Woman In The Crossfire, her diaries of the first four months of the Syrian uprising, which has won many prizes. She lives in Paris.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846044861 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846044863 |
| Title | The Crossing |
| Author | Samar Yazbek |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-07-02 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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