The Book Collectors of Daraya

Name: The Book Collectors of Daraya
Brand: Pan Macmillan
SKU: 9781529012330-V
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By Delphine Minoui

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'The Book Collectors of Daraya celebrates the political and therapeutic power of the written word . . . defiant and cautiously optimistic' Financial Times '[An] incredible chronicle . . . The book tells the kind of story that often gets buried beneath images of violence' LitHub In 2012 the rebel suburb of Daraya in Damascus was brutally besieged by Syrian government forces. Four years of suffering ensued, punctuated by shelling, barrel bombs and chemical gas attacks. People's homes were destroyed and their food supplies cut off; disease was rife. Yet in this man-made hell, forty young Syrian revolutionaries embarked on an extraordinary project, rescuing all the books they could find in the bombed-out ruins of their home town. They used them to create a secret library, in a safe place, deep underground. It became their school, their university, their refuge. It was a place to learn, to exchange ideas, to dream and to hope. Based on lengthy interviews with these young men, conducted over Skype by the award-winning French journalist Delphine Minoui, The Book Collectors of Daraya is a powerful testament to freedom, tolerance and the power of literature. Translated from the French by Lara Vergnaud.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 208
Release Date:: 2022-02-03
Publication Date:: 2022-02-03
Publisher:: Pan Macmillan
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1529012333
ISBN13:: 9781529012330
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:: 18
Weight:: 166 g
Height:: 126 cm
Width:: 194 cm
Thickness:: 16 cm

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