When The Grey Beetles Took Over Baghdad
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
When The Grey Beetles Took Over Baghdad
By (Author) Mona Yahia
Peter Halban Publishers Ltd
Peter Halban Publishers Ltd
1st February 2004
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Social groups: religious groups and communities
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
416
Width 126mm, Height 192mm, Spine 34mm
439g
Description
Lina is trying to lead a normal girl's life in Baghdad, but being Jewish in an Arab country is not easy as politics keep intruding. Violent government coups are almost annual events and it's difficult for a child to understand what's going on or who to believe. The need for secrecy means Lina cannot tell her best friend that her family is just waiting for the right moment to flee. It is the 1960s and Lina is part of the dwindling Jewish community
Author Bio
Born in Baghdad in 1954, Mona Yahia escaped in 1970 and went to live in Israel. In 1985 she moved to Germany to study fine arts and has remained there ever since.
