{"product_id":"the-world-through-the-eyes-of-angels-paperback","title":"The World Through the Eyes of Angels - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMahmoud Saeed\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSamuel Salter\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eZahra Jishi\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMosul, Iraq, in the 1940s is a teeming, multiethnic city where Arabs, Kurds, Assyrians, Jews, Aramaeans, Turkmens, Yazidis, and Syriacs mingle in the ancient souks and alleyways. In these crowded streets, among rich and poor, educated and illiterate, pious and unbelieving, a boy is growing up. Burdened with chores from an early age, and afflicted with an older brother who persecutes him with mindless sadism, the child finds happiness only in stolen moments with his beloved older sister and with friends in the streets. Closest to his heart are three girls, encountered by chance: a Muslim, a Christian, and a Jew. After enriching the boy's life immensely, all three meet tragic fates, leaving a wound in his heart that will not heal. A richly textured portrayal of Iraqi society before the upheavals of the late twentieth century, Saeed's novel depicts a sensitive and loving child assailed by the cruelty of life. Sometimes defeated but never surrendering, he is sustained by his city and its people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMahmoud Saeed\u003c\/b\u003e, a prominent Iraqi novelist, has written more than twenty novels and short story collections. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamuel Salter\u003c\/b\u003e has lived and traveled in Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. He has worked as a teacher and a translator. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eZahra Jishi\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lebanese public health practitioner who currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRafah Abuinnab\u003c\/b\u003e teaches Arabic at DePaul University.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 7.29 x 8.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757827555616,"sku":"9780815609919","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1aaf7edc5363d83c2506e8f38580caf7.webp?v=1780112713","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-world-through-the-eyes-of-angels-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}