The Arsonists' City, by Hala Alyan

"The Arsonists City delivers all the pleasures of a good old-fashioned saga, but in Alyans hands, one familys tale becomes the story of a nation Lebanon and Syria, yes, but also the United States. Its the kind of book we are lucky to have." Rumaan Alam

A rich family story, a personal look at the legacy of war in the Middle East, and an indelible rendering of how we hold on to the people and places we call home The Nasr family is spread across the globeBeirut, Brooklyn, Austin, the California desert. A Syrian mother, a Lebanese father, and three American children: all have lived a life of migration. Still, they've always had their ancestral home in Beirut a constant touchstone and the complicated, messy family love that binds them. But following his fathers recent death, Idris, the family's new patriarch, has decided to sell. The decision brings the family to Beirut, where everyone unites against Idris in a fight to save the house. They all have secrets lost loves, bitter jealousies, abandoned passions, deep-set shame that distance has helped smother. But in a city smoldering with the legacy of war, an ongoing flow of refugees, religious tension, and political protest, those secrets ignite, imperiling the fragile ties that hold this family together.

Format: Häftad (Paperback/Softback)
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 464
Utgivningsdatum: 2022-10-13
Förlag: HarperPerennial
ISBN: 9780358695233