From the bestselling author of The Swallows of Kabul comes this timely and haunting novel that powerfully illuminates the devastating human costs of terrorism.Dr. Amin Jaafari is an Arab-Israeli surgeon at a hospital in Tel Aviv. As an admired and respected member of his community, he has carved a space for himself and his wife, Sihem, at the crossroads of two troubled societies. Jaafari’s world is abruptly shattered when Sihem is killed in a suicide bombing.As evidence mounts that Sihem could have been responsible for the catastrophic bombing, Jaafari begins a tortured search for answers. Faced with the ultimate betrayal, he must find a way to reconcile his cherished memories of his wife with the growing realization that she may have had another life, one that was entirely removed from the comfortable, modern existence that they shared.
雅斯米纳·卡黛哈
本名为穆罕默德·莫莱赛奥,曾是阿尔及利亚军队军官,工作之余从事写作,在阿尔及利亚以法文出版了多部小说,深获好评。在阿尔及利亚内战期间,他为了躲避军方对书籍的审查,采用了他妻子的名字“雅斯米纳·卡黛哈”这个笔名。一直到2001年,他离开军队迁居法国后,才公布其真实身分。在公布身分后他依旧使用这个女性笔名,为的是表示对妻子的感激,以及对所有阿拉伯女性的敬意。
卡黛哈对于目前深扰伊斯兰世界的政治冲突相当关心,重要著作有当代东方三部曲:《喀布尔之燕》、《哀伤的墙》、《巴格达之歌》。被誉为是阿尔及利亚继加缪之后,当代杰出的作家。
再好的题材也不能掩盖作者叙事/文学技巧的孱弱。本书的情节的转换牵强附会可以先不论,各种出戏的人物是什么情况呢?虽然开篇确实能让读者产生想要探索妻子转身为人弹原因的心情,但是当读到后面,就会越读越尴尬,所谓的“屈辱”是什么,“屈辱”就是本身或者自以为的被冒犯?...
评分当我们行走在高楼林立、绿草如茵、快步前进的城市时,从未会想过战争离我们如此近,自己最亲近的人会成为最熟悉的陌生人。当同样身为上帝的选民的两个民族势不两立、冲突肆虐、高墙所隔时,每个生活在高墙下的个体都要选择他生存的方式,有的选择视而不见,有的选择忍辱偷活,...
评分当我们行走在高楼林立、绿草如茵、快步前进的城市时,从未会想过战争离我们如此近,自己最亲近的人会成为最熟悉的陌生人。当同样身为上帝的选民的两个民族势不两立、冲突肆虐、高墙所隔时,每个生活在高墙下的个体都要选择他生存的方式,有的选择视而不见,有的选择忍辱偷活,...
评分本名为穆罕默德·莫莱赛奥,曾是阿尔及利亚军队军官,工作之余从事写作,在阿尔及利亚以法文出版了多部小说,深获好评。在阿尔及利亚内战期间,他为了躲避军方对书籍的审查,采用了他妻子的名字“雅斯米纳·卡黛哈”这个笔名。一直到2001年,他离开军队迁居法国后,才公布其真...
评分当我们行走在高楼林立、绿草如茵、快步前进的城市时,从未会想过战争离我们如此近,自己最亲近的人会成为最熟悉的陌生人。当同样身为上帝的选民的两个民族势不两立、冲突肆虐、高墙所隔时,每个生活在高墙下的个体都要选择他生存的方式,有的选择视而不见,有的选择忍辱偷活,...
Dad's recommendation. Not my thing at all; don't understand how he could stay up late for this?
评分Dad's recommendation. Not my thing at all; don't understand how he could stay up late for this?
评分Dad's recommendation. Not my thing at all; don't understand how he could stay up late for this?
评分Dad's recommendation. Not my thing at all; don't understand how he could stay up late for this?
评分Dad's recommendation. Not my thing at all; don't understand how he could stay up late for this?
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