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The book collectors : a band of Syrian rebels and the stories that carried them through a war Cover Image Book Book

The book collectors : a band of Syrian rebels and the stories that carried them through a war / Delphine Minoui ; translated from the French by Lara Vergnaud.

Minoui, Delphine, (author.). Vergnaud, Lara, (translator.).

Summary:

"An extraordinary account of a band of young men in a besieged Damascan suburb who find books in the rubble and create a secret library."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780374115166
  • Physical Description: 197 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; illustrations, maps, portraits ; 20 cm
  • Edition: First American edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in French in 2017 by Éditions du Seuil, France, as 'Les passeurs de livres de Daraya.' "--Title page verso.
Maps on endpapers.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.

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Subject: Books and reading > Syria > Dārayyā.
Libraries and society > Syria > Dārayyā.
Dārayyā (Syria) > Intellectual life > 21st century.
Dārayyā (Syria) > Social life and customs.
Libraries > Social aspects > Syria > Dārayyā.
Syria > History > Civil War, 2011-

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tumbler Ridge Public Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Tumbler Ridge Public Library ANF 956.91 MINOU (Text) TRL30243 Entertaining Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -

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