No Knives in the Kitchens of This City
By Khaled Khalifa
In the once beautiful city of Aleppo, one Syrian family descends into tragedy and ruin. Irrepressibl…
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No Knives in the Kitchens of This City, by Khaled Khalifa (The American University in Cairo Press; 10/15) Set in the second half of the 20th century in Syria, this historical-fiction novel follows the tragedy and chaos of Aleppo, under Assad, and a family struggling to survive within it all.
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Posted on 08/01/2017 in FICTION Alternative History, FICTION General, FICTION Political
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