Ebook {Epub PDF} The Frightened Ones by Dima Wannous

 · Dima Wannous Suleima feels anxious as she looks at the pile of papers sent to her by Naseem, the handsome man with the bulging muscles. As she devours them, lingering on every word, she finds that she is reading an unfinished novel, or biography, about a . In her therapist's waiting room in Damascus, Suleima meets the strange and reticent Nassim and soon the two begin a strained relationship. But when Nassim, a writer, flees Syria for Germany, he gives Suleima the manuscript for his most recent novel, whose protagonist's life bears discomforting simil. Her novel Kha'ifoun (The Frightened Ones), describes the life of a young woman in Damascus during the civil war who receives a manuscript by a former lover who fled to Germany. The book was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction [5] and has been translated into English, German, Dutch, Spanish and www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 2 mins.

I cannot identify my favorite critics: I barely seem to register their names. That astounds me, and yet it must be common for those who read many book reviews. For instance, The New York Review of Books recently published a review of Dima Wannous' The Frightened Ones, a short, tragic Syrian novel which I would. 'THE FRIGHTENED ONES eloquently locates the crux of the Syrian experience, during a time of brutal repression. In this brilliant novel, Dima Wannous tells us the story of the revolution through the voices of two women With its economy of language, this captivating novel leaves us astounded by the ability of literature to create beauty. The Frightened Ones, by Dima Wannous, is out now from Harvill Secker, translated by Elisabeth Jaquette. The novel was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in

In her therapist's waiting room in Damascus, Suleima meets the strange and reticent Nassim and soon the two begin a strained relationship. But when Nassim, a writer, flees Syria for Germany, he gives Suleima the manuscript for his most recent novel, whose protagonist's life bears discomforting simil. THE FRIGHTENED ONES. by Dima Wannous ; translated by Elisabeth Jaquette ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 26, A Syrian woman confronts a fictionalized version of herself. Suleima, the woman who narrates this brief but intense novel, lives in Damascus. DIMA WANNOUS is a Syrian writer and translator who studied French literature at Damascus University and the Sorbonne. The Frightened Ones is her first work to be published in English. She is also the author of a short-story collection, Details (), and the novel The Chair (). She was named as one of the "Beirut 39," a group of top Arab writers under the age of forty.