In the City by the Sea
by Kamila Shamsie | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0747571643 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0747571643 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Annimanni of Espoo, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on 1/24/2013
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
2 journalers for this copy...
From the back:
"Hasan is eleven years old. An imaginative, intelligent boy, he loves cricket, pomegranates, the night sky, his clever, vibrant artistic mother and his witty lawyer father, and he adores his next-door neighbour Zehra. One early summer morning, while lazing happily on the roof, Hasan watches a young boy flying a yellow kite fall to his death. And soon after, Hasan's idyllic, sheltered family life is shattered when his beloved uncle, a dissenting politician, is arrested and charged with treason.
Set in a land ruled by an oppresive military regime, this charming novel vividly recreates the confusing world of a young boy on the edge of adulthood, and beautifully illustrates the transformative power of the imagination."
"Hasan is eleven years old. An imaginative, intelligent boy, he loves cricket, pomegranates, the night sky, his clever, vibrant artistic mother and his witty lawyer father, and he adores his next-door neighbour Zehra. One early summer morning, while lazing happily on the roof, Hasan watches a young boy flying a yellow kite fall to his death. And soon after, Hasan's idyllic, sheltered family life is shattered when his beloved uncle, a dissenting politician, is arrested and charged with treason.
Set in a land ruled by an oppresive military regime, this charming novel vividly recreates the confusing world of a young boy on the edge of adulthood, and beautifully illustrates the transformative power of the imagination."
A warm, touching read - just what you know to expect from Shamsie - although probably my least favourite of the her books I've so far read. This is her first novel and a good start, but I like the way she develops her characters further in her later books. Recommended reading nevertheless!
This is on a certain someone's wishlist so I'm reserving it for her for when we meet in Pori in August.
Journal Entry 4 by tuittupeppi at Lahti, Päijät-Häme / Päijänne-Tavastland Finland on Monday, August 19, 2013
Oh my, thank you very much for this one, too! :)
Journal Entry 5 by tuittupeppi at Järvenpään kirjasto in Järvenpää, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Saturday, December 10, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (12/13/2022 UTC) at Järvenpään kirjasto in Järvenpää, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Sorry, never read this book and now I think it needs to go as I want to give someone else an opportunity to read this one.
Osana kirjahyllyn siivousta lähtee tämäkin kirja lukemattomana (valitettavasti) eteenpäin. Toivottavasti joku saa tästä mielenkiintoista luettavaa itselleen.
Osana kirjahyllyn siivousta lähtee tämäkin kirja lukemattomana (valitettavasti) eteenpäin. Toivottavasti joku saa tästä mielenkiintoista luettavaa itselleen.
 KIRJAN LÖYTÄJÄLLEKiitos, että otit tämän kirjan mukaasi! Ilahdutathan kirjan aiempia lukijoita tekemällä tähän merkinnän, jossa kerrot kirjan löytymisestä. |
