The third novel in Yasmina Khadra's bestselling trilogy about Islamic fundamentalism has the most compelling backdrop of any of his novels: Iraq in the wake of the American invasion.
A young Iraqi student, unable to attend college because of the war, sees American soldiers leave a trail of humiliation and grief in his small village. Bent on revenge, he flees to the chaotic streets of Baghdad where insurgents soon realize they can make use of his anger. Eventually he is groomed for a secret terrorist mission meant to dwarf the attacks of September 11th, only to find himself struggling...
The third novel in Yasmina Khadra's bestselling trilogy about Islamic fundamentalism has the most compelling backdrop of any of his novels: Iraq in...
Set in Kabul under the rule of the Taliban, this extraordinary novel takes readers into the lives of two couples to offer an unflinching but compassionate insight into a society that violence and hypocrisy have brought to the edge of despair.
Set in Kabul under the rule of the Taliban, this extraordinary novel takes readers into the lives of two couples to offer an unflinching but compassio...
Ein packender Thriller über die Logik des Terrorismus§§Bei einer Razzia des US-Militärs wird ein junger Iraker tief gedemütigt und muss seine Familie und sein Heimatdorf verlassen. Er beschließt, sein Leben der Aufgabe zu widmen, den Westen tödlich zu treffen. Höchst eindrucksvoll erzählt Yasmina Khadra vom Leben der Menschen in einer ausweglosen Spirale aus zerstörter Ehre und Hass in einem zerbrochenen Land.
Ein packender Thriller über die Logik des Terrorismus§§Bei einer Razzia des US-Militärs wird ein junger Iraker tief gedemütigt und muss seine Fam...
"A writer who can understand man wherever he is."--The New York Times
"Khadra's prose is gentle and precise."--The New Yorker
As a child living in a ghetto, Turambo dreamt of a better future. When his family find a home in the city anything seems possible. Through a succession of menial jobs, the constants for Turambo are rage at the injustice surrounding him, and a reliable left hook. A boxing apprenticeship offers Turambo a choice.
Yasmina Khadra is the pen name of the Algerian author Mohammed Moulessehoul. He is the author of more than twenty...
"A writer who can understand man wherever he is."--The New York Times
"Khadra's prose is gentle and precise."--The New Yorker
