Buch
Monografie
Thura's diary : a young girl's life in war-torn Bagdad
Verfasst von:
Windawi, Thura al-
London:
Puffin Books
,
2004
,
144 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Frauensolidarität | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | Windawi, Thura al- |
| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
| Jahr: | 2004 |
| Maße: | 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 0141317698 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| The author, now a scholarship student at an American university, writes of her daily life in war-besieged Baghdad. She describes the events just prior to the U.S. and Britain's "shock & awe" attack on Iraq. Her family braces for the imminent onslaught, the tension growing. From worrying about who will take care of the dogs when the family evacuates to finding enough insulin for her diabetic sister, she shows what it's like to live with war. Al-Windawi describes wearing a mask to filter air tainted by the noxious fumes from oil fires around the city and from the dust that the bombs and sandstorms stir up. She writes about the rumbling approach of B52's and the barrage of bombs that makes her house shudder. Interspersed are the refreshing dreams and goals of a bright and self-motivated young woman. Perhaps some of the emotion has been distilled through translation, as Thura seems removed from the action, panning through the terror to present the facts. Perhaps it's self-preservation. Politicalsentiments occasionally poke through, but the focus is on explicitly and calmly exposing the ravages of war on the vulnerable members of society. A postscript describes the author's reaction to the capture of Saddam Hussein. | |
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