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The Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society - Christine Estima - Bog

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CBC, Best Canadian Fiction of 2023 With imaginative aplomb and abiding passion, The Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society masterfully traces the deep roots of the Arab immigrant experience. These unforgettable interlocking stories follow an Arab family as they flee the Middle East in the nineteenth century, settle in Montreal in the twentieth, and face the collision between tradition and modernity in the twenty-first. This family includes trailblazing Lebanese freedom fighters, undercover operatives in World War II, and brave Syrian refugees trying to find their place in Canadian society. The line of daring women culminates in Azurée, a young Arab woman living in the echoes of her ancestors' voices.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781487012335
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 208
  • Udgivet:
  • 14. november 2023
  • Størrelse:
  • 137x15x175 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 204 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 16. december 2024
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CBC, Best Canadian Fiction of 2023
With imaginative aplomb and abiding passion, The Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society masterfully traces the deep roots of the Arab immigrant experience. These unforgettable interlocking stories follow an Arab family as they flee the Middle East in the nineteenth century, settle in Montreal in the twentieth, and face the collision between tradition and modernity in the twenty-first. This family includes trailblazing Lebanese freedom fighters, undercover operatives in World War II, and brave Syrian refugees trying to find their place in Canadian society.
The line of daring women culminates in Azurée, a young Arab woman living in the echoes of her ancestors' voices.

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