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The Parisian, or, Al-Barisi / Isabella Hammad.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Vintage, 2020.Description: 549 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781784705701 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 823.92 23
LOC classification:
  • PR6108.A5238
Summary: As the First World War shatters families, destroys friendships and kills lovers, a young Palestinian dreamer sets out to find himself. Midhat Kamal picks his way across a fractured world, from the shifting politics of the Middle East to the dinner tables of Montpellier and a newly tumultuous Paris. He discovers that everything is fragile: love turns to loss, friends become enemies and everyone is looking for a place to belong. Isabella Hammad delicately unpicks the tangled politics and personal tragedies of a turbulent era - the Palestinian struggle for independence, the strife of the early 20th century and the looming shadow of the Second World War. An intensely human story amidst a global conflict, 'The Parisian' is historical fiction with a remarkable contemporary voice.
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Fiction The Harden Library, King's Hospital Fiction Section F HAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available B06031A0499

Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2019.

As the First World War shatters families, destroys friendships and kills lovers, a young Palestinian dreamer sets out to find himself. Midhat Kamal picks his way across a fractured world, from the shifting politics of the Middle East to the dinner tables of Montpellier and a newly tumultuous Paris. He discovers that everything is fragile: love turns to loss, friends become enemies and everyone is looking for a place to belong. Isabella Hammad delicately unpicks the tangled politics and personal tragedies of a turbulent era - the Palestinian struggle for independence, the strife of the early 20th century and the looming shadow of the Second World War. An intensely human story amidst a global conflict, 'The Parisian' is historical fiction with a remarkable contemporary voice.

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