Tale Of Tala
By (author) شاكر خزعل
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By (author) شاكر خزعل; Illustrated by Jeffrey Robinson (Cover); Cover design or artwork by Marie-Thérèse Merheb
Description
Chaker Khazaal traveled through Europe and the Middle East in 2015 talking to refugees about their different experiences. Inspired by various stories, comes a descriptive narrative of the plight of refugees, presented in this romantic thriller novel. The story focuses on the very dark world of displacement — war, human trafficking, terrorism, organ trafficking, and the exploitation of the desperate — while humanizing refugees in this love story that is meant to be relatable to every human being.
Biographical note
Acclaimed author of Confessions of a War Child trilogy, speaker, and reporter—grew up in a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut. Always a dreamer, he immigrated to Canada and graduated with a B.A. in International Development Studies from York University in Toronto. An advocate for humanitarian causes, Chaker was named Esquire Man of the Year (2015) and Most Influential Arab Under 40 (2016). He has won several awards for his novels and articles in the Huffington Post. Reporting on the refugee crisis in 2015, interviews often took place in conflict zones where the events of Tale of Tala were inspired.
Description
Chaker Khazaal traveled through Europe and the Middle East in 2015 talking to refugees about their different experiences. Inspired by various stories, comes a descriptive narrative of the plight of refugees, presented in this romantic thriller novel. The story focuses on the very dark world of displacement — war, human trafficking, terrorism, organ trafficking, and the exploitation of the desperate — while humanizing refugees in this love story that is meant to be relatable to every human being.
Biographical note
Acclaimed author of Confessions of a War Child trilogy, speaker, and reporter—grew up in a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut. Always a dreamer, he immigrated to Canada and graduated with a B.A. in International Development Studies from York University in Toronto. An advocate for humanitarian causes, Chaker was named Esquire Man of the Year (2015) and Most Influential Arab Under 40 (2016). He has won several awards for his novels and articles in the Huffington Post. Reporting on the refugee crisis in 2015, interviews often took place in conflict zones where the events of Tale of Tala were inspired.
| Author | By (author) شاكر خزعل |
|---|---|
| Date Of Publication | Sep 14, 2017 |
| EAN | 9786144690536 |
| Contributors | شاكر خزعل; Jeffrey Robinson (Cover); Marie-Thérèse Merheb |
| Publisher | Hachette Antoine |
| Edition | 2 |
| Languages | English |
| Country of Publication | Lebanon |
| Width | 14.5 |
| Height | 24 |
| Availability in Stores | Sin El-Fil, Achrafieh, ABC Dbayeh, Hazmiyeh, Hamra, AUB Bookstore, ABC Verdun, Tripoli Square, ABC Achrafieh, Global |
| Weight | 0.330000 |
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