Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Larry Siems

Broschiertes Buch

The Actual True Story of Ahmed and Zarga

Beschreibung

This stirring, poetic tale features a Bedouin man whose irrepressible love for his family, his camels, and his way of life fuels his harrowing journey into the Sahara Desert to find a lost camel and his struggle to preserve a culture on the brink of profound change.

Autor

Mohamedou Ould Slahi is the son of a Mauritanian camel herder. Known internationally for his bestselling Guantänamo Diary, a searing memoir of the neocolonial hell of the United States's War on Terror, he returns to the world of his childhood in this poetic, intimate tale woven from the life and the stories of a culture on the brink of disappearing. Photo with Larry Siems courtesy the author. Larry Siems is the chief of staff for the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and a previous director of Freedom to Write and International Programs at PEN. His articles and books address immigration, human rights, and free expression. He edited, annotated, and introduced Mohamedou Ould Slahi's memoir, Guantánamo Diary. Author photo by Donna F. Aceto.

Produktdetails

• Modern African Writing
• Verlag: Ohio University Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 212mm x 137mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 238g
• ISBN-13: 9780821424384
• ISBN-10: 0821424386
• Artikelnr.: 60582692