May of 2012, Janine di Giovanni travelled to Syria. It would mark the beginning of a long relationship with the country, starting with her coverage of the peaceful uprising and continuing as the situation quickly turned into one of the most brutal, internecine conflicts in recent history. Drawn to the stories of the ordinary people caught up in the conflict, Syria came to consume her every moment, her every emotion.

Speaking to those directly involved in the war, di Giovanni relays here the personal stories of rebel fighters thrown in jail at the least provocation; of children and families forced to watch loved ones taken and killed by regime forces with dubious justifications; and the stories of the elite, holding pool parties in Damascus hotels, trying to deny the human consequences of the nearby shelling.

Delivered with passion, fearlessness and sensitivity, The Morning They Came For Us is an unflinching account of a nation on the brink of disintegration, charting an apocalyptic but at times tender story of life in a jihadist war – and an unforgettable testament to human resilience in the face of devastating, unimaginable horrors.

作者簡介

珍妮‧德‧喬凡尼（Janine di Giovanni）

美國愛荷華作家創作坊、塔夫茲大學佛萊契爾外交法律研究院畢業，擔任《新聞週刊》中東地區編輯、《浮華世界》雜誌特約編輯、戰地記者，曾經歷世界最危險的國家，包括波士尼亞、獅子山共和國與敘利亞。因記述軍事衝突裡的人性故事，獲頒美國國家雜誌獎、國際特赦組織新聞報導獎，她的作品被著名作家梭羅（Paul Theroux）讚譽為美國最佳旅行書寫，現居住在法國。

譯者簡介

溫澤元

畢業於政治大學，現就讀師大翻譯研究所，熱愛電影與翻譯。譯有《砲彈下的渴望》，合譯《我在紐約當農夫》、《遠離塵囂》、《機艙機密》等。譯稿賜教：lars801011@gmail.com