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Poppies of Iraq (Hardcover)
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Poppies of Iraq (Hardcover)
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List price R540
Loot Price R450
Discovery Miles 4 500
You Save R90 (17%)
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Poppies of Iraq is Brigitte Findakly s nuanced tender chronicle of
her relationship with her homeland Iraq, co-written and drawn by
her husband, the acclaimed cartoonist Lewis Trondheim. In spare and
elegant detail, they share memories of her middle class childhood
touching on cultural practices, the education system, Saddam
Hussein s state control, and her family s history as Orthodox
Christians in the arab world. Poppies of Iraq is intimate and
wide-ranging; the story of how one can become separated from one s
homeland and still feel intimately connected yet ultimately
estranged. Signs of an oppressive regime permeate a seemingly
normal life: magazines arrive edited by customs; the color red is
banned after the execution of General Kassim; Baathist militiamen
are publicly hanged and school kids are bussed past them to bear
witness. As conditions in Mosul worsen over her childhood, Brigitte
s father is always hopeful that life in Iraq will return to being
secular and prosperous. The family eventually feels compelled to
move to Paris, however, where Brigitte finds herself not quite
belonging to either culture. Trondheim brings to life Findakly s
memories to create a poignant family portrait that covers loss,
tragedy, love, and the loneliness of exile.
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