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The Baghdad Clock

Winner of the Edinburgh First Book Award

by Shahad Al Rawi
Luke Leafgren
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Shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2018

This number one best-selling title in Iraq, Dubai, and the UAE is a heart-rending tale of two girls growing up in war-torn Baghdad

Baghdad, 1991. The Gulf War is raging. Two girls, hiding in an air raid shelter, tell stories to keep the fear and the darkness at bay, and a deep friendship is born. But as the bombs continue to fall and friends begin to flee the country, the girls must face the fact that their lives will never be the same again.

This poignant debut novel reveals just what it's like to grow up in a city that is slowly disappearing in front of your eyes, and how in the toughest times, children can build up the greatest resilience.

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  • Release date

    May 3, 2018

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781786073235
      • File size: 2534 KB

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781786073235
      • File size: 2533 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      June 15, 2018

      Sharing dreams and stories of family bonds, two young girls forge a friendship that lasts many years. Initially introduced in an air raid shelter in 1991 during the Iran-Iraq War, they continue meeting at the Baghdad clocktower or at their homes, where they discuss their lives, loves, and memories. These conversations are chronicled in a book they call The Baghdad Clock: The Record of a Neighborhood. Throughout the harsh sanctions imposed on Iraq and the conflict with the United States starting in 2003, Baghdad suffers such devastation that their neighbors abandon their homes and immigrate to other countries. Before leaving, our narrator finds a copy of Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude and discovers "a spiritual prescription for escaping misery." Reading the novel several times, she regards herself as an honorary citizen of Macondo, feeling a deep connection to that magical story as she questions everything in her world. VERDICT With tremendous talent and a sharp intelligence, Rawi delivers an outstanding debut. Highly recommended.--Lisa Rohrbaugh, Leetonia Community P.L., OH

      Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Library Journal

      June 15, 2018

      Sharing dreams and stories of family bonds, two young girls forge a friendship that lasts many years. Initially introduced in an air raid shelter in 1991 during the Iran-Iraq War, they continue meeting at the Baghdad clocktower or at their homes, where they discuss their lives, loves, and memories. These conversations are chronicled in a book they call The Baghdad Clock: The Record of a Neighborhood. Throughout the harsh sanctions imposed on Iraq and the conflict with the United States starting in 2003, Baghdad suffers such devastation that their neighbors abandon their homes and immigrate to other countries. Before leaving, our narrator finds a copy of Gabriel Garc�a M�rquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude and discovers "a spiritual prescription for escaping misery." Reading the novel several times, she regards herself as an honorary citizen of Macondo, feeling a deep connection to that magical story as she questions everything in her world. VERDICT With tremendous talent and a sharp intelligence, Rawi delivers an outstanding debut. Highly recommended.--Lisa Rohrbaugh, Leetonia Community P.L., OH

      Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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