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Oh, Salaam! by Najwa Barakat (2015, Trade Paperback)
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Oh, Salaam! (Interlink World Fiction) by Najwa Barakat, translated from the Arabic by Luke Leafgren [Paperback]
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Product Identifiers
PublisherInterlink Publishing Group, Incorporated
ISBN-101566569923
ISBN-139781566569927
eBay Product ID (ePID)245776804
Product Key Features
Book TitleOh, Salaam!
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
TopicWar & Military, Literary, Mystery & Detective / General
GenreFiction
AuthorNajwa Barakat
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight8 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-032559
Reviews"Without any taboos or limits, [Barakat] depicts here the return to life after war with a remarkable freedom of tone and evocative power" The strangest thing is that upon finishing the book, one has the feeling of being caught in the net of a work that is suffocating but enthralling, which fascinates with the resplendence of its images and the clarity of its vision.", Le Monde Diplomatique
SynopsisACCLAIMED NOVEL WITH COMPELLING TREATMENT OF GENDER ROLES, AND THE EFFECTS OF CIVIL WAR Najwa Barakat's Oh, Salaam! (Yaa Salaam!, Arabic, 1999) tells the story of three friends whose lives are transformed by their participation in the inhuman civil war of some unnamed Arab country--and by their relationship with the novel's anti-heroine, Salaam. Two of the friends live to see the arrival of peace, but they struggle to make a life for themselves in a society that has no need for former militiamen. Meanwhile, the death of the third, Salaam's fiancé, remains a mystery until the closing pages of the novel. Some scenes recall No Exit as the three main characters use and torment each other. In others, their cruelty and coarse behavior is reminiscent of the antisocial counterculture of Clockwork Orange. Initially repulsed, the reader is drawn to discover whether any of the characters will succeed in finding love, making it rich, or getting out of the country alive. The fast-reading plot is shocking throughout, yet it generates a compelling fascination to observe the ultimate consequences of violence and sexual exploitation. The depictions of civil war, torture, oppressive gender roles, and sexual exploitation are challenging to read, but unfortunately they remain very relevant. Oh, Salaam! has been translated into Italian and French. Both the original and the translations alike have received the praise of critics for the novel's compelling treatment of antisocial characters, gender roles, and the effects of civil war.
LC Classification NumberPJ7816.A6745Y3313
