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"Set in Iran, this extraordinary debut novel takes readers into the everyday lives of the Kurds. Leila dreams of making films to bring the suppressed stories of her people onto the global stage, but obstacles keep piling up. Leila's younger brother Chia, influenced by their father's past torture, imprisonment, and his deep-seated desire for justice, begins to engage with social and political affairs. But his activism grows increasingly risky and one day he disappears in Tehran. Seeking answers about her brother's whereabouts, Leila fears the worst and begins a campaign to save him. But when she publishes Chia's writings online, she finds herself in grave danger as well."--Provided by publisher.
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Daughters of Smoke and Fire, Ava Homa
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2020
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- Titel
- Daughters of Smoke and Fire
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Ava Homa
- Verlag
- Abrams & Chronicle Books
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2020
- Einband
- Hardcover
- Seitenzahl
- 320
- ISBN10
- 1419743090
- ISBN13
- 9781419743092
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Belletristik, Historische Romane, Gegenwartsliteratur, Asien, Iran
- Bewertung
- 4,2 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- "Set in Iran, this extraordinary debut novel takes readers into the everyday lives of the Kurds. Leila dreams of making films to bring the suppressed stories of her people onto the global stage, but obstacles keep piling up. Leila's younger brother Chia, influenced by their father's past torture, imprisonment, and his deep-seated desire for justice, begins to engage with social and political affairs. But his activism grows increasingly risky and one day he disappears in Tehran. Seeking answers about her brother's whereabouts, Leila fears the worst and begins a campaign to save him. But when she publishes Chia's writings online, she finds herself in grave danger as well."--Provided by publisher.