City of Sparrows
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- Synopsis
- Based on a true story — the thoughtful, raw, and ultimately heartening tale of a young man fighting for survival in a city under siegeGrowing up in Syria in the 1990s, Sami&’s childhood was unremarkable. His day-to-day life largely sheltered him from the horrors of the authoritarian government, until he founded a successful internet company—which landed him on the regime&’s radar. Suddenly Sami finds himself in jail, then forcibly enlisted into the Syrian army during the early days of a fast-growing civil uprising. Assigned to the mapmaking division, Sami yearns to simply serve his time and go home, even as he finds himself literally charting the course of the army&’s response to the growing revolt. The situation that hits him full-force when he receives a text from his girlfriend: &“They&’re shooting at us.&” With that, Sami realizes that it is not enough to endure Assad's regime -- he has to resist. He has to return home, to the city that will become known as the "capital of the revolution." Based on true events as told to journalist Eva Nour, City of Sparrows is the story of coming of age under siege and the power of hope in the face of unfathomable loss.
- Copyright:
- 2020
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 304 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781612198538
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781612198521
- Publisher:
- Melville House
- Date of Addition:
- 09/15/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Eva Nour
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.