{"product_id":"a-slap-in-the-face-paperback","title":"A Slap in the Face - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbbas Khider\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSimon Pare\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, the touching, timely story of an Iraqi refugee in Germany.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In our era of mass migration, much of it driven by war and its aftermath, \u003ci\u003eA Slap in the Face\u003c\/i\u003e could not be more timely. It tells the story of Karim, an Iraqi refugee living in Germany whose right to asylum has been revoked in the wake of Saddam Hussein's defeat. But Hussein wasn't the only reason Karim left, and as Abbas Khider unfolds his story, we learn both the secret struggles he faced in his homeland and the battles with prejudice, distrust, poverty, and bureaucracy he has to endure in his attempts to make a new life in Germany. As he erupts in frustration at his caseworker and finally forces her to listen to his story, we get an account of a contemporary life upended by politics and violence, told with warmth and humor that, while surprising us, does nothing to lessen the outrages Karim describes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbbas Khider\u003c\/b\u003e was a political prisoner in Saddam Hussein's Iraq before fleeing to Germany. Seagull Books published his debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Village Indian\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2013. \u003cb\u003eSimon Pare\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator from French and German who lives in Paris. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.95 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766673932576,"sku":"9781803090009","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eeb5dca08c757924d458bae734801ff7.webp?v=1780296605","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-slap-in-the-face-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}