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The flavors of Iraq : impre...
"A graphic memoir recounting the author's childhood in Iraq and his experiences during the Iraq War and its aftermath from 1989 to 2011"--
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monografia Rebiun38891710 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun38891710 m o d cr ||||||||||| 240223s2024 pau o 000 1 eng d 9781637790717 1637790716 9781637790724 1637790724 10.5325/jj.11102866 doi CBUC 991001094154806712 UPVA 999101103303706 UAM 991008518291604211 CBUC 991011156943206709 NjHacI eng rda NjHacl a-iq--- e-fr--- pau US-PA BIO002040 bisacsh 956.70443 23 Alani, Feurat author The flavors of Iraq impressions of my vanished homeland Feurat Alani 1st ed Pennsylvania Penn State University Press 2024 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn State University Press 1 online resource 1 online resource Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Front Matter(pp. ) -- Foreword(pp. ) -- Ross Caputi -- Translator's Note(pp. ) -- Kendra Boileau -- 1989 My first trip to Iraq. The taste of apricot. "Never say Saddam's name."(pp. ) -- 1992 The summer ends in Baghdad. When I return to France, my friends tell me all about their vacations at the beach.(pp. ) -- 1995 If you really appreciate someone, you say "A khaliq ala rassi," or "I'll put you on my head."(pp. ) -- 1995 A question from the disillusioned teenager I've become: Why was I born in France instead of Iraq?(pp. ) -- 2003 This is how I write my first news stories. Embedded with family going about their daily routines.(pp. ) -- 2004-2005 The IED: inside the house, the foundation shakes. Out on the street, a blast of hot air in your face.(pp. ) -- 2005-2006 I often hang out at the neighborhood barbershop. It's the ideal place to hear the latest news and rumors.(pp. ) -- 2006 My Iraq is, above all, a bunch of smells. Sand, watermelon, masgouf, cardamom tea, sourdough rolls.(pp. ) -- 2006-2007 Syria, a country at peace. A stable country back then. A country where the media had no worries. A wonderful country.(pp. ) -- 2007-2001 One evening, I summon the courage to tell them: "I'm an Iraqi." They're curious and flood me with questions.(pp. ) -- 2011 Goodbye America!(pp. ) -- Timeline(pp. ) -- Acknowledgments(pp. ). "A graphic memoir recounting the author's childhood in Iraq and his experiences during the Iraq War and its aftermath from 1989 to 2011"-- Provided by publisher Alani, Feurat 1980-.) Iraq War, 2003-2011- Journalists Journalists- France- Biography Iraq- History Iraq- Social life and customs Autobiographical comics. Graphic novels. Nonfiction comics. War comics. 9781637790670 1637790678