The Frightened Ones
Author: Wannous, Dima
ISBN: 9781784707996
Publisher: VINTAGE ARROW - MASS MARKET
Year First Published: 2021
Pages: 256
Dimensions: 220mm x 128mm x 16mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, this is an electrifying new novel from contemporary Syria on life in a climate of fear
'A complex tale of revolution, displacement, delusional love' Guardian
In Damascus, Suleima and Naseem's relationship is torn apart by the outbreak of civil war. With Naseem now seeking refuge in Germany, he sends Suleima the unfinished manuscript of his novel - and what she reads will throw her entire identity into question. Who is the unnamed woman in the book, and just what is Naseem trying to say? In search of answers, Suleima must confront what has happened to her family, to her country, and start to make sense of who she is.
Told with riveting immediacy, this is an intimate portrayal of living with fear from an electrifying new voice in international fiction.
'A shocking journey through the realities of life under the Assad regime' TLS
ISBN: 9781784707996
Publisher: VINTAGE ARROW - MASS MARKET
Year First Published: 2021
Pages: 256
Dimensions: 220mm x 128mm x 16mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, this is an electrifying new novel from contemporary Syria on life in a climate of fear
'A complex tale of revolution, displacement, delusional love' Guardian
In Damascus, Suleima and Naseem's relationship is torn apart by the outbreak of civil war. With Naseem now seeking refuge in Germany, he sends Suleima the unfinished manuscript of his novel - and what she reads will throw her entire identity into question. Who is the unnamed woman in the book, and just what is Naseem trying to say? In search of answers, Suleima must confront what has happened to her family, to her country, and start to make sense of who she is.
Told with riveting immediacy, this is an intimate portrayal of living with fear from an electrifying new voice in international fiction.
'A shocking journey through the realities of life under the Assad regime' TLS
