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...
Amin Jaafie ist Chirurg in einem Krankenhaus in Tel Aviv. Er erhält die schreckliche Nachricht, dass seine Frau bei einem Attentat ums Leben kam. Nicht genug damit - seine Frau soll diesen Anschlag selbst verübt haben. Das kann Jaafie unmöglich glauben. Gegen alle Ratschläge seiner Freunde macht er sich auf die Suche nach den Motiven und Hintergründen des Verbrechens. Dabei gerät er immer tiefer in die Verstrickungen einer tödlichen Feindschaft.
Amin Jaafie ist Chirurg in einem Krankenhaus in Tel Aviv. Er erhält die schreckliche Nachricht, dass seine Frau bei einem Attentat ums Leben kam. Nic...
"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
The Attack opens with Amin Jaafari, an Israeli surgeon of Palestinian origin, trying to save the casualties of a suicide bombing. A day after the deadly attack, an Israeli police officer informs Jaafari that the suicide bomber was his wife, Sihem. Believing her to be on an overnight trip, he completely refuses to accept the accusation. They were leading an ideal life in Tel Aviv, moving among both Arab and Israeli society with ease, or so Jaafari thought. But then he receives a posthumous message from Sihem confirming the worst. Desperate to understand how he missed even the...
The Attack opens with Amin Jaafari, an Israeli surgeon of Palestinian origin, trying to save the casualties of a suicide bombing. A day aft...