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The Sirens of Baghdad
Author: Yasmina Khadra; Translated by John Cullen
Narrator: Jason Collins
Unabridged: 8 hr 38 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 08/13/2008
Categories: Fiction
Synopsis
A student at the University of Baghdad must return to his small village home when the Americans invade Iraq. There, he witnesses American soldiers kill the benign village idiot, bomb a wedding, and finally, terrorize his family in his own home. Consumed by the desire for vengeance, the youth leaves for the city, where he is taken in by a radical group. After proving his mettle in several attacks, he is entrusted with a supersecret mission, which he struggles to reconcile with his moral principles.
A masterful look at the effects of violence on ordinary people, The Sirens of Baghdad explores the depths of human nature as it confronts the most horrific circumstances.
