The Parisian
Hammad, Isabella2019
Book
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.
Main title:
The Parisian / Isabella Hammad.
Author:
Hammad, Isabella, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Jonathan Cape, 2019.
Collation:
550 pages : maps (colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Maps on lining papers.
ISBN:
9781911214427 (hbk)9781473547674 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
823.9'2
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
149925