The Parisian

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Synopsis

‘A sublime reading experience: delicate, restrained, surpassingly intelligent, uncommonly poised and truly beautiful’ Zadie Smith As the First World War shatters families, destroys friendships and kills lovers, a young Palestinian dreamer sets out to find himself. Midhat Kamal navigates 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 untangles the politics and personal tragedies of a turbulent era – the Palestinian struggle for independence, the strife of the early twentieth 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. *AN OBSERVER HOTLY TIPPED DEBUT NOVELIST OF 2019*

Book details

Author:
Isabella Hammad
ISBN:
9781473547674
Related ISBNs:
9781784705701, 9781473569669
Publisher:
Random House
Pages:
576
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2022-11-18
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2019
Copyright by:
Isabella Hammad 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Literature and Fiction, Romance